Inspired by one of the fundamental myths of Taoism, Zhuangzi's dream, Mary, Mary, So Contrary splices found footage imagery from various decades and genres of cinema to tell the story of Ma Li, a young woman who spirals into depression after being forced into an arranged marriage, which is signaled by a reoccurring dream with a lamb. Her attempt at escaping her tragic destiny has the opposite effect, however: it opens the gates to a new and dreamlike reality, in which everything and nothing is a dream at the same time. (Flavia Dima, BIEFF 2020)
