Zhou revisits previously abandoned footage to queer the boundaries between personal archive, fantasy, and exorcism.
Content Considerations: Sexual violence
Media Partner
Hao Zhou, Wes Worthing, Marc Marcos
China/USA
2026
In Chinese and English with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Tyler Hill
Screenwriter
Hao Zhou
Cinematography
Bruce James Bales, Zhanwen Yang
Editor
Hao Zhou, Tyler Hill
Hao Zhou
Hao Zhou is a filmmaker from Nanchuan, China, focusing on queer and feminist themes. Zhou’s films include Correct Me If I’m Wrong (2025), Like What Would Sorrow Look (2024), Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way (2024), and several others. Zhou’s work has screened at the Berlinale, Locarno, Rotterdam, SXSW, Hot Docs, and other festivals, with jury prizes from Hawaii, BlackStar, DOXA, Aspen, Zinebi, and others. Zhou is a programmer for the Beijing Queer Film Festival.
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