A tender and poetic matriarchal ode, May the Soil Be Everywhere traces the story of a peasant family in a remote Chinese village who endured war, the communist revolution, and the deadliest famine. Persecution and hardship eventually forced them to scatter. Against the backdrop of China’s rapid urbanization, the filmmaker sets out to unearth her family’s enduring bond with this long-forgotten village, hidden deep in the vast mountain ranges of the Loess Plateau.

Through a living archive of oral history and community theater, the film summons the past into the present, chronicling China’s tumultuous history through the lived experiences of four generations. Infused with performance, poetry, and animation, the film honors the land as a quiet witness to history and a vessel of memory.