本部纪录片作品《来一碗牛肉面》是以新加坡华人姑娘Corine自身的观察体验为视角,行走于新加坡唐人街和中国兰州两地的拉面馆,探寻新加坡中国城的兰州牛肉拉面和兰州牛肉拉面的相似与不同之处;在品尝中思考其所蕴涵的人文地域文化。走进中国家庭,记录中国人才米油盐的家庭市井生活,观察拍摄家庭牛肉面食材选择和制作过程,采访了会制作家庭牛肉面的兰州老人陆秀花,讲述其个人经历和家常食谱,探索牛肉面对于个人生活、家庭纽带和兰州这座城市文化的意义;剖析阐述了一碗牛肉拉面与兰州城市和中国家庭文化的关系。
A Bowl of Lanzhou Beef Noodles is made from a Singaporean’s perspective. From Singapore’s Chinatown to Lanzhou, we explore the differences between the Lanzhou beef noodles and larger cultural differences it implies. Walking into home of a Lanzhou local and witnessing their everyday life and their making of beef noodles, we discover the underlying warmth of a family. Through a simple bowl of beef noodles, the depth of Lanzhou as a city is uncovered.