Shen Jianhua, an artist originally from Shanghai, has been living in a small, remote village in Yunnan Province with his family for many years. By teaching art to the local community, Shen has made an impact on their lives. Being influenced by his modern lifestyle, his apprentice Dinglong decides to move to the city.

Veteran film director Zhang Yang uses Chinese artist Shen Jianhua’s drawing lessons in the mountains as a motif and made a documentary like a piece of painting. Shen and his wife move from Shanghai to a remote mountain village in Yunnan Province. Shen’s drawing lessons held in the mountains are for pure amateurs. Zhang Yang shows life in the mountains in fabulous views with great depth and geometric precision. Every frame is like a painting, and the colorful craftsmanship creates a utopia where you become one with the painting. [JANG Byungwon]