Documentary "Coming and going"

"Coming and Going“ will be a feature-length documentary around 80 minutes. It concentrates on the living situation of migrant workers through the eyes of two couples of young brothers in China.
The 6 and 8 years old Lu brothers live in a small village in the 2500 meters high mountain area of southeast province Yunnan. Like most other kids at their age they spend a lot of time learning reading and writing at school, they love candies and snacks and have best friends, favorite teachers and most uninterested courses. Shortly before the local new years day is always the most excited moment for them, because it's the time they can finally jump into the arms of their fathers again, who normally works as a migrant worker in the northeast province Shandong. While the Lu brothers are anxiously waiting for their father's return from city after one year, the teenager brothers Li from the backhill of the village need to decide if they should leave their alcoholic father and the hometown to make their living in the city, as migrant workers.

"Coming and Going“ is a feature-length documentary for international cinemas, TV, film festivals and public screenings. The film deals with a socially relevant issue of migrant workers which concerns not only China but also the rest of the world who benefit from the economic booms, and might bring the audience to reconsider the effects and consequences of urbanization.

We have already spent more than one year for the preparation of this project: to find our protagonists, write the concept, figure out the potential storylines, and to search for financial supports. Last winter Tianlin traveled to south-east China to do the field research and has collected some footage in two 2500 meters high villages where our protagonists live. In february 2013 we are going there for the one-month shooting. That's why we are asking for your kind support!

Every support you make today will help us move towards finishing this film- even it's a small amount. We really want to finish this film and show it to more people, because for those teenagers and children in the hinterland of China, it means more international attentions, and might even give them another chance and a different way of life than their parents. We also believe that it will be a good story that can actually sparkle some social debates in the positive sense.
Please support and share with your family and friends, because this project can only be achieved with a high quality by your taking part in it.

The money collected here will support our shooting by covering the travel costs, accommodation, catering and equipment rents.
For the concerning costs of the post-production (Editor, color-correction, Sound-design etc.) and the for the marketing we have already applied funds from different film foundations.
Once the film is finished, the premiere would be between the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014. We will keep you informed about the screening dates and places as well as its distributions.

Thank you very much!

Sincerely
Kim and Tianlin