Yash Zhang

In a poetic interweaving of paths, 'A Journey of the 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, the search for solace, the uncovering of shared traumas, and the transformative power of kinship. This lyrical odyssey seeks not to only explore the pain of the past but also to embrace the fluid identities and healing found in the journey itself.