Plum Feast 青梅盛宴 | A Taste of Summer and Nostalgia with Shen Dan

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:20:25 +1300

“Plum Feast 青梅盛宴” is a tender cinematic poem by Shen Dan (沈丹) — a visual ode to the bittersweet beauty of childhood, family, and fleeting summer days. The short film invites viewers into a nostalgic dreamscape where the tart sweetness of green plums becomes a symbol of memory, youth, and love.

As the summer sun fades, the narrator sings softly on a rocking chair, recalling stories once told by her grandmother. Together, they share laughter, rhythm, and the timeless comfort of home. The taste of green plums — sour yet gentle — mirrors life’s tender contradictions: joy laced with longing, innocence intertwined with time’s quiet passing.

Every frame of Plum Feast is filled with poetic imagery — the glimmer of sunlight through bamboo, the soft hum of cicadas, the scent of fruit ripening in the air. It’s not merely a film about food; it’s a meditation on the sensory language of memory and the way small, everyday rituals preserve who we are.

Through this gentle narrative, Shen Dan captures the warmth of intergenerational love and the yearning to pause time, if only for a song. “Plum Feast” is both visual art and emotional diary — a reminder that sometimes, the simplest flavors hold the deepest stories.