RE: PROMISES

DA YING NI

By Victoria LU, Abel ZHOU

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Documentary - Completed 2020

Victoria Lu is the first female art critic and curator in the Chinese contemporary art world. Now in her late 60s, she shows no sign of slowing down. Re: Promises is her directorial debut, in which she explores and embraces all challenges about aging, marriage, and art.

Festivals
& Awards

TIFF Chinese Film Industry Exhibition 2020
The One Women's Film Festival 2020
Special Program: Crossing Fashion
Chinese American Film Festival 2020
Golden Angel: Chineses Cultural Communication Award
Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival 2020
Official Selection
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Documentary, First film, Art - Culture
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH, CHINESE
    • Duration
    • 110 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Victoria LU, Abel ZHOU
    • Synopsis
    • In her late 60s, Victoria Lu finds herself taking care of her much older husband and nonagenarian parents, and she copes with the unknown and uncertain future the four of them are facing by shooting a documentary film of their lives. In it, she attempts to capture all their dreams by recording the realities she faces as the filming progresses. , Victoria and her husband, Fu Shen travel the world, accompanied by their young artist friends who become like family members. The film Re: Promises is a visual account of the couple’s on-going life journey. They travel to 13 countries and discover different answers to the issues of aging and gradual disabilities. When Victoria's father passes away on Father's Day in 2019, , it’s a big blow to her well-planned retirement life. She discovers new energy by returning to a more creative life with her beloved husband.