雨水从哪里来 Where does the rain come from?

Rivers, with their varied names and paths, flow through different lands, carrying people and memories, always leading back to a sense of home. No matter how much we try to control them, rivers find their own way, symbolizing the unstoppable flow of time and the journey to seek where we truly belong. This film explores rivers＇ timeless, flowing nature and their ties to memory, identity, and cultural change. Through a folktale of a princess guided back to her ancestral home by a river and floating dreams in floodwaters, through visuals of the Oder River’s history, flood archives, and everyday life, the film examines how rivers, by uniting and dividing, symbolize the uncontrollable passage of time and the blending of diverse aspirations.