IMA graduate Yehui Zhao is awarded an IDA Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund grant for her thesis film, May the Soil Be Everywhere!
The Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund awarded three films for the 2023-24 grant cycle out of 56 nominees to receive $75,000 in production and post-production grants.
About the film “In a remote Chinese village, a peasant family survived wars, revolution, and a devastating famine. Hardship eventually forced the family to scatter. Against the backdrop of rapid urbanization, the filmmaker sets out to unearth her family’s enduring bond with this long-forgotten village hidden deeply in the vast mountain range of Loess Plateau.”
More about the fund: https://www.documentary.org/parelorentz
More about Yehui’s work: https://www.yehuizhao.com