A Journey of the Leaves

在逃离的过程中，我遇到了一位同行者，一位书店助手，一个来自家乡的伙伴，以及一个爱沙尼亚诗人的雕像。与你们的相遇里，我选择与你们一起打开自己心结的这扇门。这部个人散文电影踏上了一段抒情之旅，探索了流散状态、酷儿身份和在邂逅中疗愈的过程。 

While fleeing, I come across a fellow traveler, a bookstore assistant, a familiar companion from my homeland, and an Estonian poet’s statue. Witnessing your shapes, I choose to unlock a door with you. This personal essay film embarks on a lyrical journey, delving into the realms of diaspora, queerness, and healing found through encountering. 

导演：张一飞
主演：张一飞、A Ming
制片人：张一飞
摄影：张一飞、A Ming
类型：纪录短片
对白语言：汉语普通话、英语

Director: Yash Zhang
Cast: Yash Zhang, A Ming
Producer: Yash Zhang
Cinematographer: Yash Zhang, A Ming
Genre: Documentary Short Film
Language: Mandarin Chinese, English

张一飞是一位现居伦敦的中国电影人、演员，其作品探索酷儿身份、流动性、心理健康以及未来性。张一飞正在制作中的首部纪录长片《飞行船》已入选UnionDocs夏季实验室（2024）、爱丁堡提案大会（2024）、谢菲尔德国际纪录片电影节市场论坛（2025）、阿姆斯特丹国际纪录片电影节项目空间（2025）、CNEX华人纪录片提案大会（2025）。张一飞的短片与合作作品曾入围各大电影节展，包括霍伊克炼金术影像节（2025）、NOWNESS天才计划（2024）、苏格兰酷儿国际电影节（2025）、谢菲尔德国际纪录片电影节（2024）、孟菲斯独立电影节（2022）等。张一飞拥有英国伦敦大学学院创意纪录片艺术硕士学位与美国罗德学院戏剧与电影跨学科学士学位。 

Yash Zhang is a London-based Chinese filmmaker and performer whose work explores queerness, fluidity, mental health, and futurity. Yash’s work-in-progress debut feature documentary “Ma, Let’s Fly Together” has been selected for the UnionDocs Summer Lab (2024) and Edinburgh Pitch (2024), Sheffield MeetMarket (2025), IDFA Project Space (2025), CNEX Chinese Doc Forum (2025). Yash’s short films and collaborations have been featured at various festivals and exhibitions, including Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival (2025), Nowness (2024), Scottish Queer International Film Festival(2025), Sheffield Doc Fest (2024), Indie Memphis Film Festival (2022), etc. Yash holds an MFA in Creative Documentary from University College London (UK) and a BA in Theatre and Film Interdisciplinary major from Rhodes College (US). 

循着某种诗意交错的路径，《叶子们的旅行》可以说是一部个人散文电影，描绘了离乡漂泊的电影人内省的航程。这部影片是用一台超8毫米摄影机拍摄于爱沙尼亚的春季旅途中，探索了流散异乡、酷儿身份、找寻安宁。片中旅行者遇到了志同道合的人：一位陌生的赠书者、一位思乡的美国人、一位爱沙尼亚诗人，以及一位中国同行者。他们一道揭开了相似的创伤，以及亲情的变革力量。这段充满诗意的旅程不仅探索了记忆的复杂性，还接纳了旅程中感悟到的流动身份和治愈效果。 

In a poetic interweaving of paths, ‘The Journey of Leaves’ is a personal essay film that charts the introspective voyage of the filmmaker adrift from home. Captured during a springtime journey to Estonia with a Super8mm camera, the film navigates the intersections of diaspora, queerness, and the search for solace. Our traveler encounters kindred spirits: an unknown giver of books, a homesick American, an Estonian poet, and a fellow Chinese traveler. Together, they uncover shared traumas and the transformative power of kinship. This lyrical odyssey seeks not to only explore the complexity of the memories but also to embrace the fluid identities and healing found in the journey itself.