Lin Li, Fragments of Peace

Using a mixture of interviews (with local residents in an idyllic location in the Scottish Borders) and fictional narrative (inspired by an old Chinese tale), this film considers the questions of what constitutes peace and whether peace is attainable, particularly in relation to the idealized notion of rural living. The images and the interweaving audio clips highlight the fragmentary, selective and illusory nature of our perception and understanding of reality. While the content of the film draws heavily on interviews with individuals, the interpretation and representation of the interview material is highly subjective, and is therefore inseparable from the filmmakers personal experience. The content of the film is based largely on actual interviews, with the exception of the section on the seismic centre which consists of officially available information published on the internet voiced by an actor. This film was made with the support of the Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival Residency.