Zhang Yuan Movies

Cui Jian and Zhang Yuan

A young woman who has lost her first love begins a relationship with his best friend, and the two of them attempt to create a baggage-free future.

The story revolves around the mysterious disappearance of the Eastern Tombs' treasures, drawing in high-ranking military and political figures like...

2013 short film

Student film by Zhang Yuan, shot on 35mm film.

This TV documentary recounts the fact that residents of Beijing's old quadrangle refused to move during the process of rebuilding the old city for...

A rock musician looks for his girl-friend who left while pregnant, trying to decide whether to keep the baby.

Beijing is happening these days, but not everyone is living the golden life. Dumped, fired, evicted and abandoned by everyone (including his dog), a...

Luo Qi and Zhang Yuan

Cui Jian and Zhang Yuan

The one directorial feature by Ning Dai, sister of 5th generation filmmaker Ning Ying and wife of 6th generation filmmaker Zhang Yuan. It follows a...

Student film by Wang Xiaoshuai, about a director trying to get his film project realized.

Anthology propaganda documentary film commissioned by the government of Foshan city. Ten documentary short on this city by ten different directors.

Jiang Jie is famous throughout China: the “Chinese Joan of Arc,” in the words of director Zhang Yuan, a communist heroine executed by the...

Ai Jing and Zhang Yuan

A documentary about Li Yang, who tries to teach large numbers of Chinese to speak English, using unusual methods. He holds motivational rallies,...

Cui Jian and Zhang Yuan

A mysterious woman frequents tea shops and other places looking for the right man. A cup of green tea will show you the way to find your true love.

The film documents a day in the life of Tiananmen Square in 1994, a mere five years after the crushing of a student-led democracy movement in 1989.