Li Hongqi

Li Hongqi

History

Li Hongqi was born in Zouping, Shandong Province on January 13, 1976. He graduated from the Department of Fine Arts of Binzhou Education College in Shandong Province in 1995 and from the Oil Painting Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1999. In 2005, he made his feature film debut, "So Much Rice", which won the Asian Film Promotion Alliance Award at the 58th Locarno International Film Festival, and in 2008, he made "Routine Holiday" and participated in the 13th Pusan Film Festival. 2010, his work "Winter Vacation" won the main competition at the 63rd Locarno International Film Festival. In 2010, his work "Winter Vacation" won the Golden Leopard Award, the highest honor of the 63rd Locarno International Film Festival.

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Li Hongqi

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TALKING UNKNOWN, ENDING UNKNOWN: LI HONGQI AND HIS CINEMA WORLD
Director
In this talk, Li Hongqi reviewed his transition from fine art to cinema, and his aesthetic and philosophical exploration from his early 'So Much Rice' to recent 'The The'. Dir. Li Hongqi also shared his strong anxiety of his existence(born with melancholia), his thought on cinema art (actually, I don't think there's any movie worth making), his epistemology, his religious view, his consideration on contemporary cinema, and what he learned about living in seclusion.
THE THE (82 MINUTES)
Director
This "movie" is both hysterical and silent. Although starring "real people", it is in fact an "animated film" in the true sense of the word. A "stage" pulled out by the simultaneous forces of infinite expansion and infinite collapse. Eight "puppets" pulled by the "stage". Two "puppets" with broken strings that appear and disappear. They pull each other's hair, trying to get rid of the "stage". They can't do anything. The constant repetition of frustration only strengthens their urge to get rid of the "stage". Also, although you don't need to wear any glasses, you can watch this movie as a real 3D or VR movie. Take off the "glasses" you were born with and maybe "you" can "discover" something from this "world". "A little something
THE THE (166 MINUTES)
Director
This "movie" is both hysterical and silent. Although starring "real people", it is in fact an "animated film" in the true sense of the word. A "stage" pulled out by the simultaneous forces of infinite expansion and infinite collapse. Eight "puppets" pulled by the "stage". Two "puppets" with broken strings that appear and disappear. They pull each other's hair, trying to get rid of the "stage". They can't do anything. The constant repetition of frustration only strengthens their urge to get rid of the "stage". Also, although you don't need to wear any glasses, you can watch this movie as a real 3D or VR movie. Take off the "glasses" you were born with and maybe "you" can "discover" something from this "world". "A little something
INNER EAR INFLAMMATION
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The work can be seen as the answer to the question posed by the title of my first music documentary, "How Far Are We From the Madhouse?". Both films were shot suddenly. The difference between the two is: "How Far Are We From the Madhouse?" was specially made for Yang Haisong, to make up for his guilt that I never used his music even though he suggested it many times. And "Inner Ear Inflammation" is 100% black-hearted private goods. Although the filming and production were completed in a very short time, it by no means means that it was sloppy. In fact, "Inner Ear Inflammation" is by far the least regretful of all the video works I've done, including feature films.
ARE WE REALLY SO FAR FROM A MADHOUSE?
Director
Filming PK14's 2008 tour.
WINTER VACATION
Director
In this acclaimed absurdist comedy, bored teenagers and disillusioned adults rage at each other and the emptiness of life in frost-bitten northern China. It's the last day of winter vacation in Inner Mongolia. Four aimless adolescents enjoy their last hours of freedom drifting between the barren spaces of their small town. They make surreal visits to homes of family and friends, including an unhappy little boy who dreams of becoming an orphan to escape the tyranny of his family. A prevailing absurdity casts over their lives as they endure petty instances of bullying while arguing over the purpose of school, teenage love, and life in general. Eventually they return to the routines of school life, only to witness an epic meltdown from their teacher in the midst of a lesson. Winner of the Golden Leopard for Best Film at the Locarno Film Festival, the third film by poet-novelist Li Hongqi announces him as a major figure in China's independent cinema.