Miles Apart

Laomao and his wife Meizi work in Peking as wedding photographers. Twelve years ago they left their children with their grandparents in the country and went to earn the money for their education. When their daughter Ying Ying moves in with them after leaving school they have become almost strangers. Ying Ying makes no effort to look for a job. Their son Lei Lei does no school work. The film observes the family over several weeks. An intimate look at the generation clash in China, a rapidly developing country where many families from rural areas are broken up in this way.

Ling Lee, born in Berlin, worked as a graphic designer and photographer before moving to Edinburgh where she graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2007. Before starting her MA in Documentary Direction in 2009 she lived in Italy and Argentina, where she worked as a filmmaker and editor. She’s now based in London and is developing more projects to be shot in China. Her main interest is in telling human stories with a particular focus on crossover-cultures. She recently won the One World Media Award 2011 for her documentary “Miles Apart”.