Time and Tide

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How it feels

A filmmaker turns his camera on his own family in China after his father has a stroke. The film mixes documentary footage with staged scenes to show how the illness changes daily life at home. It is the director's first feature.

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What happens

Time and Tide (Chinese: 光阴) is a 2026 Australian film blending documentary and narrative filmmaking, marking the feature debut of director Vee Shi. Centred on his family's home in China, it follows the aftermath of his father's stroke and its effect on the household. The film had its world premiere at the 2026 Visions du Réel festival, competing in the Burning Lights section, and later received the Documentary Australia Award at the Sydney Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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