Wang Xiaoshuai

The film ABOVE THE DUST shows the life of contemporary Chinese rural areas and the historical changes experienced by rural families in a panoramic perspective. The film outlines the unique and sincere feelings between three generations in a delicate way, and also expresses people’s deep affection for land.

The first days of 2020's lockdown seem to drag forever for a group of tourists trapped in a Thai hotel. In strict confinement and as the big day of an unexpected event approaches, emotional entanglements, tensions and long kept secrets rise to the surface.

The film tells the story of Lu You, a once highly regarded Chinese female footballer who retired at the height of her career due to an injury. At this low point in her life, she came to a poor and backward mountain village in Pakistan to help a group of young girls pursue their football dream.

O casal Liyun e Yaojun, trabalhadores de uma fábrica, vivem uma tragédia familiar devastadora nos tumultuosos anos entre a década de 1980 e o século XXI. Reprimidos pela lei nacional do filho único, suas vidas se transformam gradualmente sob o impacto da mudança de identidade na China.

O casal Liyun e Yaojun, trabalhadores de uma fábrica, vivem uma tragédia familiar devastadora nos tumultuosos anos entre a década de 1980 e o século XXI. Reprimidos pela lei nacional do filho único, suas vidas se transformam gradualmente sob o impacto da mudança de identidade na China.

Shot over the course of ten years on both film and video, the film consists of a series of carefully composed tableaux of people and environments. Pedestrians shuffle across a bustling Beijing street, steelworkers linger outside a deserted factory, tourists laugh and scamper across a crowded beach, worshippers kneel to pray in a remote village. With a painterly eye for composition, Wang captures China as he sees it, calling to a temporary halt a land in a constant state of change.

Na cidade chinesa de Manzhouli, dizem que há um elefante que simplesmente ignora o mundo. Manzhouli se torna uma obsessão para os protagonistas deste filme, cujas histórias são ambientadas em um único dia de suspense, do amanhecer ao anoitecer, quando o trem para Manzhouli está pronto para partir.

Lao Yang is not "a good father" in Chinese traditional way although he's already in his 60s. His wealth has been through ups and downs ferociously. His business went bankrupt years ago. Luckily, his three children are all grown up and have their own family. Lao Yang spends his days between taking care of his bedridden wife, keeping a mistress, collecting debts and gambling with mahjong. Conflicts between Lao Yang and his children escalate.

A boy living with his grandmother in the mountains refuses to migrate in the new village. Everyday he prowls the cornfields and waits for his mother to come back.

A boy living with his grandmother in the mountains refuses to migrate in the new village. Everyday he prowls the cornfields and waits for his mother to come back.

A retired widow has her daily routine derailed when she starts receiving mysterious, anonymous phone calls.

A retired widow has her daily routine derailed when she starts receiving mysterious, anonymous phone calls.

Chinese short film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai.

Chinese short film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai.

Chinese short film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai.

A coming-of-age story set during China's Cultural Revolution. 11 year old Wang Han finds himself entangled with a fugitive and struggles to understand the adult world.

A coming-of-age story set during China's Cultural Revolution. 11 year old Wang Han finds himself entangled with a fugitive and struggles to understand the adult world.

A coming-of-age story set during China's Cultural Revolution. 11 year old Wang Han finds himself entangled with a fugitive and struggles to understand the adult world.

A coming-of-age story set during China's Cultural Revolution. 11 year old Wang Han finds himself entangled with a fugitive and struggles to understand the adult world.

Lin, a sea captain, returns from a 6 month journey when he is told that his 25-year-old son Lin Bo has been gunned down by the police. In his quest to understand what happened, he realizes he knew very little about his own son. He starts a journey back to Chongqin, a city he once lived. He will understand the impact of his paternal repeated absence on the life of his child.

Lin, a sea captain, returns from a 6 month journey when he is told that his 25-year-old son Lin Bo has been gunned down by the police. In his quest to understand what happened, he realizes he knew very little about his own son. He starts a journey back to Chongqin, a city he once lived. He will understand the impact of his paternal repeated absence on the life of his child.

Lin, a sea captain, returns from a 6 month journey when he is told that his 25-year-old son Lin Bo has been gunned down by the police. In his quest to understand what happened, he realizes he knew very little about his own son. He starts a journey back to Chongqin, a city he once lived. He will understand the impact of his paternal repeated absence on the life of his child.

A divorced couple learns that the only way to possibly save their daughter, who is suffering from blood cancer, is to have another child. The problem is they've both already remarried.

A divorced couple learns that the only way to possibly save their daughter, who is suffering from blood cancer, is to have another child. The problem is they've both already remarried.

2006 film

Chen Chuan (Francis Ng) is a simple man who seems to be cursed with bad luck all the time. Convinced by a blind fortune teller that he must eliminate the "villain" that is bringing him the ills, Chen vows to kill the person responsible for his misfortunes. But he soon has second thoughts when he suspect that the "villain" is none other than his own wife.

In the 1960s, encouraged by the government, a large number of families leave Chinese cities to settle in the poorer regions of the country, in order to develop local industry. The film's main character is a 19 year old girl who lives in the Guizhou province, where her parents have settled. That's where she has grown up, where her friends are and where she first experiences love. But her father believes that their future lies in Shanghai. How can they all keep on living together when they don't share the same dreams?

In the 1960s, encouraged by the government, a large number of families leave Chinese cities to settle in the poorer regions of the country, in order to develop local industry. The film's main character is a 19 year old girl who lives in the Guizhou province, where her parents have settled. That's where she has grown up, where her friends are and where she first experiences love. But her father believes that their future lies in Shanghai. How can they all keep on living together when they don't share the same dreams?

A young dancer, her security-guard boyfriend and others work at World Park, a bizarre cross-pollination of Las Vegas and Epcot Center where visitors can interact with famous international monuments without ever leaving the Beijing suburbs.

A film about Chinese underground filmmakers who were the first to express their truthful and realistic views on China from 1989 until today. It is also the first film to speak about the Chinese homosexual film scene. The documentary features Chinese intellectuals and directors such as Cui Zi’en, Jia Zhangke, Ju An Qi, Li Yu, Liu Bingjian, Liu Hao, Wang Xiaoshuai, Zhang Yuan.

The young adult life of Hong Yunsheng, nicknamed Little Brother, is seen as somewhat of a failure by those that know him. A Chinese national, he stowed away on a boat to the United States, where he worked as a dishwasher in the restaurant of a family from his hometown back in Fujian province. After two years in the States and after fathering an illegitimate child there named Fusheng, the child's mother Xuhui who is the restaurateur's daughter, he was deported back to China. Since, he has been floundering in life, which has caused a rift between himself and his older brother, who, with his wife, operate a street front diner and can't have children of their own. Little Brother relies on his new girlfriend, a woman he barely knows named Wu Ruifang who is a performer in a touring opera troupe, for emotional support. Despite Little Brother being the local poster boy for not stowing away, his friend named Monkey tried to do the same, but died on the voyage over due to exposure to toxic ..

The young adult life of Hong Yunsheng, nicknamed Little Brother, is seen as somewhat of a failure by those that know him. A Chinese national, he stowed away on a boat to the United States, where he worked as a dishwasher in the restaurant of a family from his hometown back in Fujian province. After two years in the States and after fathering an illegitimate child there named Fusheng, the child's mother Xuhui who is the restaurateur's daughter, he was deported back to China. Since, he has been floundering in life, which has caused a rift between himself and his older brother, who, with his wife, operate a street front diner and can't have children of their own. Little Brother relies on his new girlfriend, a woman he barely knows named Wu Ruifang who is a performer in a touring opera troupe, for emotional support. Despite Little Brother being the local poster boy for not stowing away, his friend named Monkey tried to do the same, but died on the voyage over due to exposure to toxic ..

A woman asks the hospital in which her father is due to stomach cancer to be allowed to return home to celebrate the New Year with his family. Part of the 2002 'Jeonju Digital Project'.

A woman asks the hospital in which her father is due to stomach cancer to be allowed to return home to celebrate the New Year with his family. Part of the 2002 'Jeonju Digital Project'.

Guei, 16 anos, chega da província a Pequim e encontra trabalho como paquete. Dão-lhe roupa e emprestam uma bicicleta. Quando já a tem quase paga, a bicicleta é roubada perto de um edifício onde tinha ido entregar uma encomenda. Sem bicicleta, Guei fica sem trabalho. Desesperado, corre Pequim à procura dela. Quase por milagre, o seu melhor amigo diz-lhe que a viu na posse de Jian, um estudante que a comprou na feira da ladra. A bicicleta pertence agora aos dois. É preciso aprender a partilhá-la...

A young couple has recently purchased their dream house and are expecting a baby. One day, while his wife is out, an ex-girlfriend arrives at the door drenched from rain. She had heard of his wife's pregnancy and had only come to sell the couple insurance. The husband allows her to take a shower in his home. Suddenly, his in-laws arrive at the home unexpectedly, and he must find a way to get his ex-girlfriend out of the home without his in-laws noticing and before his wife comes home.

A young couple has recently purchased their dream house and are expecting a baby. One day, while his wife is out, an ex-girlfriend arrives at the door drenched from rain. She had heard of his wife's pregnancy and had only come to sell the couple insurance. The husband allows her to take a shower in his home. Suddenly, his in-laws arrive at the home unexpectedly, and he must find a way to get his ex-girlfriend out of the home without his in-laws noticing and before his wife comes home.

Two young farm workers, who like millions of others, leave their village to seek their fortunes in the city. Each chose a vastly different path to make it and become embroiled in misunderstandings, gangster brawls and police raids.

Two young farm workers, who like millions of others, leave their village to seek their fortunes in the city. Each chose a vastly different path to make it and become embroiled in misunderstandings, gangster brawls and police raids.

Em 1681 um artesão italiano, reconhecido pela qualidade dos violinos que construía, faz sua obra-prima para presentear o filho que estava prestes a nascer. Sua esposa acaba morrendo no parto, e inconformado, o artesão doa o instrumento para um orfanato. Mais de 300 anos depois várias pessoas estão num leilão disputando o instrumento, e o filme percorre então a sua história, desde a doação até o leilão.

A young performance artist decides to make his own suicide his last work of art. On the longest day of the year, he plans to melt a huge block of ice with his own body heat and die of hypothermia. He calls this protest against the coldness of society "Funeral on Ice." Based on a true story.

A young performance artist decides to make his own suicide his last work of art. On the longest day of the year, he plans to melt a huge block of ice with his own body heat and die of hypothermia. He calls this protest against the coldness of society "Funeral on Ice." Based on a true story.

The film follows a young man, A Xi who is recently released from prison. Once released, he seeks out his old girlfriend Li Xin who has since begun a relationship with La La a young musician. As the two men vie for her attention, tension and violence escalate.

Chinese film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai.

A portrait of urban anomie focusing on two bohemian artists who drift through the miasma of old Beijing in the 1980s.

A portrait of urban anomie focusing on two bohemian artists who drift through the miasma of old Beijing in the 1980s.