“Coming together is a fire; scattering becomes stars.” Light in the Hutongs captures the beauty and melancholy of Beijing’s historic alleyways amid a rapidly modernizing cityscape. While megacities evolve faster than we can perceive, the hutongs preserve a slower, more human rhythm. Through quiet observations of the people who live there, and the light that falls through old brick walls and narrow streets, the film reflects on belonging, transformation, and the soft glow of memory that remains even as things change.
