The Shanghai International Film Festival invited some directors who documented the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic in Wuhan to a special forum this Tuesday. Filmmakers present, of different nationalities and ages, all focused their cameras on the outbreaks and touched all the audience with their works. On the forum held by SIFF, they shared experiences on making documentaries on the epidemic.

Lin Chen, 30, with 600 thousand fans on a Chinese video platform bilibili, is the youngest director attending the forum. After Wuhan locked down, he recorded every aspect of people’s lives in video logs, which has got over 20 million views on bilibili. Lin innovatively used a drone to capture images from the sky, creating a new perspective for viewers.

On the forum, director Qin Xiaoyu introduced his documentary “One More Day” which in fact is produced by people who witnessed the epidemic. Qin collected image materials and integrated them, trying to present the audience a wider angle to understand what had happened. “A lot of people shared their experiences and their feelings, which can help construct a more real narrative,” said Qin.

Takeuchi Ryo, director of “Long Time No See, Wuhan” also attended the event. During the outbreak, he has documented 10 Wuhan residents’ stories. Since the advent of the documentary film, it has been viewed more than 30 million times across platforms in China and has been translated into 12 languages. On the forum, Takeuchi Ryo expressed his love for China and Wuhan. “We hope to remove people’s prejudice towards the city and we won’t give up the recording,” said Takeuchi Ryo.