Gu Shi 故 事
Before the Story
by Amie Song
Lead Producer
an Osmanthus Studios, Alien Makes Film, and Electric Eel Films production
supported by Biennale College Cinema by La Biennale di Venezia
2026 | 83 min | Fiction | USA/Hong Kong/Thailand
in Mandarin Chinese
featuring Hu Ling 胡伶, Audrey Zhang 张童汐, Wu Wei 吴伟, Chen Xuanyu 陈宣宇, Wang Maiqi 王麦岐
Written, Directed, and Edited by Amie SONG
Produced by Joyce Yueyi XING
Executive Producer Anocha SUWICHAKORNPONG
Director of Photography Parinee BUTHRASRI
Production Designer Yican ZHENG
Costume Designer LI Qiuyi
Sound Designer Yancheng ZHANG
Original Music Yifeng Yvonne YUAN
Colorist Sorawich KHUNPINIJ
Editing Consultant Xinzhu LIU
SYNOPSIS
A family of four — Father, Mother, Daughter, and Son — arrives at a mysterious house between the ocean and the forest, feeling an unnamed crisis. What begins as a temporary stay stretches into a strange limbo. After an accident leaves Son bedridden, the family turns to a ritual of telling stories about the ocean, stories that seem to make people forget. Haunted by recurring nightmares, Daughter begins to sense that her own missing childhood memories are tied to the house, and to a girl in a green dress. As the past surfaces and the boundary between reality and story dissolves, she must choose her way of remembering.
Festivals & Reviews
Venice International Film Festival
Biennale College Cinema
Roger Ebert - “A rewarding experience”
Asian Movie Pulse - “A very distinct arthouse debut”
Variety - Marion Cotillard Praises Venice Biennale College Cinema Workshop
Crooked Marquee - “A masterful control of tone and style”
September 2026
October 2026
TOKYO FILMeX
Competition
Variety - Oscar Entries From Thailand, Nepal Head to Tokyo Filmex Competition
November 2026
