The Storage/萨瓦流淌的方向

The Storage/萨瓦流淌的方向
China/Serbia, 2021, 93’
in Chinese, English, and Serbian w/ Arm./Eng./Chin. Subtitles

Director and Scriptwriter: Chen Danyan
Producer: Wang Ye
Cinematographer: Ke Dingding
Editor: Feng Xi

Burdened with Yugoslavia’s rise and fall, an old editor-in-chief sticks to the state-owned publishing houses and bookstores that were once brilliant but are now on the verge of collapse. A young curator tries to use daily objects from old Yugoslavia to explore how the old way of life sustains life today. This is an Odysseus tour of the cultural heritage of Belgrade. A traveling Chinese writer passes through the area and sees the lives of the two characters from an outsider’s perspective. The film records what she sees, feels, and her pain.

Chen Danyan

Chen Danyan is a writer from Shanghai, whose literary works are widely disseminated and published all over the world. Born in Beijing, she moved to Shanghai as a child and her writing revolves around Shanghai and Shanghainese women. She is best known for her trilogy of biographical narratives: Shanghai Memorabilia, Shanghai Princess, and Shanghai Beauty. The Storage is her first documentary film.

Filmography
The Storage (2021).