Xu Ranjun

Movies

Double Helix
Director of Photography
Late at night, KONG Xianyun and her younger brother Yuanyuan escape from their family house. They trek into an abandoned school, where Yuanyuan’s memories are awakened – the sound of books, piano, and laughter. Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire engulfs everything. Adapted from The Song of Life by the worldrenowned sci-fi writer WANG Jinkang, this speculative short contemplates on the future of AI. Soaked in a never-shredding atmosphere and accompanied by the secret tune of a piano, DOUBLE HELIX tells a gripping story of intelligence robot, family trauma and a pair of run-away siblings who trek into an abandoned school.
Suburban Birds
Director of Photography
Hao is part of a team of young engineers called in to investigate a series of craters that have opened up on the edge of the city. Meanwhile, a younger boy, also named Hao, spends long afternoons playing with friends and making mischief until one-by-one, his playmates start to disappear. As these parallel stories unfold, the connections between them proliferate and grow stranger.
Distant Thunder
Editor
A group of children are playing hide and seek. Lei goes the furthest. He sits by the river and nobody finds him. 20 years pass in the blink of an eye.
Distant Thunder
Director of Photography
A group of children are playing hide and seek. Lei goes the furthest. He sits by the river and nobody finds him. 20 years pass in the blink of an eye.
Golfville
Director of Photography
For photographer Zou Qiao, Golfville and the behemoth-like golf course nearby are bizarre and unforgettable. He never expects that the hotel owner’s daughter is so pretty. Neither does he expect that he will be involved in a murder case. He is going everywhere with his camera, shooting birds, women, hands washing golf balls, and glitter of broken glass. Yet he grows more and more confused.