纪录片《一代传承》主要通过辽源市东北沦陷时期辽源矿工墓陈列馆前馆长刘玉林的讲述，为观众复原了自1931年起被日军侵占的辽源煤矿矿工被压迫和剥削的悲惨境遇，并着重为观众介绍了刘玉林为保护矿工墓遗骸为付出的辛苦努力并奉献了25年的人生时光。影片共分为一开始、代价、传授和承诺四部分，分别向观众呈现了历史上辽源矿工的悲惨遭遇、刘玉林为保护矿工墓所付出的辛劳、刘玉林的女儿对父亲工作的继承以及矿工墓陈列馆与吉林大学开展的联合保护工作。并以此向观众呈现中国人不忘历史，热爱和平，坚忍不拔的民族精神！

“Keeping History Alive” is a documentary that revolves around the life of Grave-Keeper Liu Yu Lin, who dedicated 25 years of his life building the museum to its full glory, protecting and preserving the Miner’s Grave in Liao Yuan, China. The Miner’s Grave is a museum that holds the remains of Chinese miners who suffered terrible deaths due to poor treatment from the Japanese soldiers during the Japanese Occupation.The documentary is segmented into four parts – In the beginning, sacrifice, inheritance and promise, presenting to the audience not just the history of the place, but also Liu’s contribution and obstacles in building the museum. Watch how Liu struggles to overcome difficulties to make one of the most tragic histories known to others.