Films
Narrative films/ Dance films/Stop Animation
The Ninth
Writer/Producer/Director/DP
13 mins, CHINA, 2017
A child, whose father has been arrested due to political persecution, struggles to understand and confront the adult world he is thrust into. When he is required to play a role in a school play, he decides to make a different choice.
Midnight
Writer/Producer/Director
5 mins, US, 2019
A man with insomnia wanders outside his apartment, experiencing a brief encounter. Like countless other nights, nothing happens. This is a in class project under Andrea Pallaoro’s supervision.
Lost in words
Producer/Director/DP
Dance film. 4 mins, US, 2019
A dance project exploring the use of body movements for emotional and consciousness interaction.
Restroom dance
Producer/Director/DP
Dance film. 3 mins, US, 2020
It all begins with two questions. Where could be the space for dance? When could the intuition for dance happen?
The Night Before We Say Goodbye
Writer/Producer/Director
Narrative dance film. 23 mins, US, 2021
A mother visits her daughter's city for the first time to see her daughter, a choreographer. In their brief interaction, they use a dance to connect over unspoken barriers.
American Nutrition Powder
Director
2mins, USA&CHINA, 2021
A brief glimpse into the scars of memory from the era of early Communist China. Developed from a still image of my grandpa’s portrait and a clip of audio recorded during the last phone call I had with him and my mom.
14 Days
Director
2mins, USA&CHINA, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, China implemented strict travel restrictions, requiring all incoming travelers to undergo 14 days of centralized quarantine. Through the peephole of the only door that allowed communication with the outside world, I tried to captured the absurd experience.
Given Sunsets
DP
4mins. US&CHINA. 2019
A stop-motion animated short film adapted from the characters of 'The Little Prince'. It tells a warm and gentle bedtime story.
As DP & 1st AC
As assistant director
A Farewell To The Old Me
Where did Chen Guo Go
Bird Wears Red
Outside The Tunnel