On January 23, 300 workers on construction sites in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, were treated to a free screening of This Is Life, a documentary released 10 days before.
The documentary, regarded as a special New Year’s film, focuses on ordinary life. It weaves together nearly 900 videos from the short-video app Kuaishou, produced by509peoplerecordingtheirlivesworking in factories, on construction sites, in the fields, or on highways and waterways.
The film begins by detailing people’s daily life, including their clothing, food, living quarters, and then their journeys home from their workplaces to their hometowns. In the last episode, people reunite with their families to celebrate the Spring Festival.
