The documentary Always (从来) is racking up awards at festivals, announcing itself as an Oscar contender despite a lack of theatrical distribution.

The film directed by Deming Chen and produced by Hansen Lin , built around poetry of unexpected power and poignancy written by a Chinese schoolboy and his classmates, won the top documentary award at the recently concluded Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) in Maine. A few days ago, it won a Special Jury Award at the Tirana International Film Festival in Albania.

“Six years in the making, the film balances fragility and strength, capturing fleeting moments of loss, resilience, and imagination with rare sincerity,” the Tirana jury wrote. “Through its lyrical form and profound respect for its subject, the film reminds us that poe

See Full Page