For filmmaker Weina Zhao living between different worlds appears to be a firm family tradition. She herself grew up in Vienna, with – or between – two languages and cultures, between two countries, both of which dictated her identity. In WEIYENA – THE LONG MARCH HOME she embarks upon a journey to China together with co-director Judith Benedikt in order to capture and preserve the undisclosed memories of her family and the vanishing history of her country.

"Moving, heart-rending, terrifying, but – in the final analysis – life-affirming", stated the jury of the Viktor DOK.deutsch Award of the DOK.fest Munich about Weina Zhao’s and Judith Benedikt’s feature debut WEIYENA – THE LONG MARCH HOME. The award comes with a prize money of € 5,000.

After CPH:DOX and Visions du Réel also DOKfest Munich is gathering its audience online:  The DOK.fest Munich @home edition 2020 includes the world premieres of WEIYANA – THE LONG MARCH HOME by Weina Zhao and Judith Benedikt and WIRED FOR MUSIC – INSIDE THE WIENER SYMPHONIKER by Iva Svarcová and Malte Ludin. The TV documentary VIRGINIA by Sascha Köllnreitner premieres as DOK.special Servus TV.