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Already Happened

Zhou revisits previously abandoned footage to queer the boundaries between personal archive, fantasy, and exorcism.

Content Considerations: Sexual violence

Director
Cast

Hao Zhou, Wes Worthing, Marc Marcos

Credits
Country of Origin

China/USA

Year

2026

Language

In Chinese and English with English subtitles

Film Contact
18+
18 min
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Credits & Director

Producer

Tyler Hill

Screenwriter

Hao Zhou

Cinematography

Bruce James Bales, Zhanwen Yang

Editor

Hao Zhou, Tyler Hill

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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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