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Title: Ginkgo
Runtime: 14 min
Country: Australia
Director: Jiayun Zhang
Placement: Award of Merit
Competition: September, 2026
Synopsis: Ginkgo lives with dementia, her mind drifts between reality and her memories which are slowly fading. One morning, whilst her daughter leaves to collect a package, Ginkgo sets off to look for her mother. As the ginkgo tree leaves fall from the sky, they trigger memories of her childhood. Determined to find her mother, she follows a perceived golden carpet formed by the fallen leaves and falling into a subconscious sea lit by lanterns light along with precious memories. Completely overwhelmed by her memories, she returns to her six-year-old self and driven only by her determination, becoming lost within the blurred boundaries of reality and memory.