Images_Stills from A Short Story, 2022

Born in 1989 in Kaili City, Guizhou Province, People’s Republic of China. Screenwriter and director. In 2013, short film The Poet and Singer (2012) received a Special Mention in the Asian New Force category at the 19th IFVA Festival. Debut feature Kaili Blues (2015) won the Best Emerging Director Award at the 68th Festival del film Locarno, the Montgolfière d’Or at the 37th Festival des 3 Continents, and the Best New Director Award at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards, among others. The film was shown at numerous international festivals and widely distributed. Second feature Long Day’s Journey Into Night (2017) premiered in Un Certain Regard at the 71st Festival de Cannes. This work was also selected for the Short Film Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival and invited to the New York Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, and San Sebastián International Film Festival.