Hu Bo

In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the downward spiral in which they find themselves.

In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the downward spiral in which they find themselves.

In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the downward spiral in which they find themselves.

In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the downward spiral in which they find themselves.

Two starving kids find a dead body in the ruins.

Two starving kids find a dead body in the ruins.

Two starving kids find a dead body in the ruins.

This short film is about two people who have been released from prison who have been marginalized from society want to use their talents to gain a little more confidence and hope for themselves. Using the draft as a platform, they went through many twists and turns for this stage, but in the end they missed the opportunity for good luck, but they stood on the empty stage and completed their explanation.

This short film is about two people who have been released from prison who have been marginalized from society want to use their talents to gain a little more confidence and hope for themselves. Using the draft as a platform, they went through many twists and turns for this stage, but in the end they missed the opportunity for good luck, but they stood on the empty stage and completed their explanation.

This early work of Hu Bo (director of An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)) was his graduation work at Beijing Film Academy. It features the self-redemption of a lumbago sufferer, which is a metaphor.

This early work of Hu Bo (director of An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)) was his graduation work at Beijing Film Academy. It features the self-redemption of a lumbago sufferer, which is a metaphor.