A Song River
凤凰山下·词
by Zhu Xin
Co-producer & Subtitler
a Midday Hill Film production
2024 | 96 min | Documentary | China
in Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese
featuring Zhu Xin 祝新, Siu Hak 小克, Guo Weimin 郭为民
Pingyao International Film Festival - world premiere
winner of Cinephilia Critics’ Award & Youth Jury Award.
West Lake International Documentary Festival
China Golden Rooster Film Festival
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Beijing International Film Festival
Synopsis
Zhu Xin wants to make a documentary about a piece of Song Ci written in Hangzhou a thousand years ago. He follows a Cantopop lyricist Siu Hak, and tries to recreate the sound and the scene of the Ci. From Hangzhou to Hong Kong, the search turns out to be a more personal journey for Zhu Xin, as he explores the lost past, and the relationship between him and Hangzhou, Siu Hak and Hong Kong.
Coo Coo Quark Quark
咕咕呱呱
by Zhu Xin
Co-producer
a Midday Hill Film production
2026 | 100 min | Documentary | China
in Mandarin Chinese
Shanghai International Film Festival - world premiere
Synopsis
A group of Chinese post-90s youths set out to search for something precious they lost in childhood. As the journey unfolds, each revisits their memories, reconstructing a past where reality and imagination intertwine, only to find that the meaning of childhood has quietly changed within them.