Shanghai Moon is a half-hour long portrait of contemporary China recorded in the most densely populated city in the world. This kaleidoscopic film is a cross-section of detail and overview shot over the full moon festival period. An especially composed sound design weaves around the imagery to emphasise the psychological aspects of time and place. Although non-narrative, a series of apparently disconnected sequences builds an insight, seen from the perspective of an outsider, beyond the obvious frenzied surface of this city.