Robot by the River

In "How Does a Single Girl Survive in a Social Wasteland?", twenty-two-year-old Julia navigates post-college life in Vancouver, feeling isolated after her boyfriend departs for London. As she juggles various odd jobs in her historic apartment, she unexpectedly forms a bond with her aloof neighbor, Oliver. Together, they confront the challenges of loneliness and life's fragmentation in the new millennium, all captured in a nostalgic narrative by Journey Prize-finalist Doretta Lau.