Tidying up after a passing

Usually, Sica starts with helping clients draw up plans for their home. She talks with the clients and learns about their ideas, such as what the home should be like after they are finished, what stuff they are willing to throw out and what they want to keep.

One of the people featured in the documentary is Zhang Mingfang whose husband, Tao Kaiwang, died in the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Tao was a music lover and he played various musical instruments, such as the guqin and pipa. Sica, along with Tao's family, laid all his things on the floor and categorized them.

"For example, there are things which were used by Tao and things shared by Tao and Zhang. There are things that the families want to get rid of and things that they want to keep for memory," says Sica, adding that during the process of organizing, Zhang told her many stories about her husband.

"He knew that I didn't like him spending too much money on buying musical instruments, so he only played when I was not at home. His wish was to form a band in our neighborhood," says Zhang in the documentary. "Now, when I sweep the floor, I think of him because he never let me sweep the floor. When it rains, I also think of him because he always waited for me with an umbrella before I returned home."