Ronja Yu

My 1980's

Ronja Yu

Xiao Lu, Li Shuang

Highlights the rebellious young generation of artists in China fighting for political emancipation, artistic freedom and creating a cultural golden age during the 1980s - a significant decade of transformational change. Interweaving six main characters' memories with the director's personal narration, the film embarks on an emotional journey and tells a story of being passionate and idealistic before dreams are dashed to pieces.

You Are the Days to Come

Ronja Yu

Six Chinese artists whose late-20th century creations represented the revolutionary dreams of a generation soon to be violently silenced by the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

Kineserna Kommer

Ronja Yu

The Chinese global machine has been invited to revitalise the ailing Swedish town of Kalmar. The town's mayor has invited a Chinese company to build a trade centre and 300 homes, but all does not go to plan. An amusing and deeply relevant film, which shows the fault lines that emerge when the tigers of the developing world try to expand into Europe.

Berny Blue

Ronja Yu

Berny Pålsson

Berny Pålsson is a young writer who writes about her drug problems, mental issues and her problematic upbringing. With her last book "Vingklippt ängel" she became cult among her teenage readers. Director Ronja Yu has been following Berny for a long time before publishing her new book.

Flickan från stålverket

Ronja Yu

Ronya's mom grew up in Mao's China. She had long braids and working cap. She emigrated to the West as a successful researcher and settled down in Sweden. Who is she? A short film about searching for an absent mother and her journey through life.