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Beings
Experimental
Honorable Mention • 2026
6 min
China and Orange, CA, USA
Through four symbolic forms—the iron fish, the captive horse, the abandoned vehicle, and the disabled martial artist—this documentary contemplates how beings maintain dignity and meaning under forces of control, decay, and physical limitation. Moving between stillness and resistance, each vignette reflects a different state of being tethered, yet persistently alive.