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MadeupofshantytownsandbrickhousesintheYangpuDistrict,Shanghai,theareaofDinghaiBridgehostsabusycommunityofworkersandimmigrants.MingZhaoisoneoftheoutsiderswhochosetorunasecond-handbookstoretomakealiving.Heisaffectionatelyknownas‘Mr.Zhao.’However,withthedeclineoftraditionalbookstores,thedisappearanceoffleamarketculture,andthefuturedemolitionprojectofDinghaiBridge,whatwillhappentoMr.Zhao’sjourney? Director’sStatement: MostpeoplewhocometoDinghaiBridgeatYangpuDistrict,Shanghaiforthefirsttimewillbedeeplyattractedbyitsuniquecharacteristics.ThechimneysofShanghaiNo.17NationalCottonFactorystandtallinthiscommunity,theformergloryhasn’tchangedthelivingenvironmentofmostpeoplehere.Iwantedtodocumenttheplaceatthistimebecauseofitsrawvitalityandlonghistory.Bychance,wecameintocontactwithMr.ZhaoofNo.240DinghaiRoadinourresearchprocess.Itwasasunnyday,hemovedmanyoldbookswithasenseofhistorytothefrontofthebookstore,andthebookswerebathedinsunlight.Gradually,Mr.Zhaobecameour“guide”.Throughfilminghim,Iunderstoodhisadherencetotraditionalculture,aswellasthehappiness,dreamsanddifficultiesofthepeoplewholiveherenow. Curators’Notes: Anelegytothecity’swanderers,Mr.Zhao’sSecond-HandBookstoreremindsmeofthepost-1990sdocumentarytraditioninChina.ThroughadeftinsertionofrawfootagefeaturingthelessrepresentedfragmentsoflifeinShanghai,thefilmheartilyfollowsthebittersweetlifeofMr.Zhaoandhislittlebookshop—anenclaveofthepre-digitalisationlifestyle,nowinastateofdilapidation. Festivals&Awards: 2020the9thChinaDailyUniversityNewsAwardChampionoftheBestSpecialVideoChineseGroup