Send Me to the Clouds(HKAFF 2019)

Starring and produced by top Chinese actress Yao Chen, writer-director Teng Congcong’s feature debut explores a modern woman’s relationship with her own body, desires and disillusions from a female perspective. 29-year-old Sheng Nan is a strong, proud and independent journalist who longs for love but always ends up alone. One day, she’s unexpectedly diagnosed with ovarian cancer. With her parents mired in problems of their own, Sheng Nan can only rely on herself. To pay for surgery, she takes on a writing job that she hates and embarks on a bittersweet journey of self-reflection and sexual freedom.