2020 GFF Edition — kungfu
Synopsis
Kungfu is a film centred on an exploration of Chinese martial arts in modernity. As an art undergoing rapid transformation, shifting and changing under new environments, the film is interested in how we understand and locate its values – what is lost and what is held onto. Set in an old barn in the countryside of Oxfordshire, the venue becomes both a metaphor and an active participant in the questions of transformation. Dialogue in Kungfu is based on a mix of loose and fixed script created through collaboration with the performers. Many scenes arise out of site-specific negotiations with the space.
Team
Tianhao Xu
Director
Tianhao Xu (born 12 April 1995) is a young Chinese film director. Born in Zhejiang province, he immigrated to the UK aged six and graduated from Oxford University in Fine Arts in 2017. His work is strongly influenced by eastern philosophies and experimental art. Tianhao is currently working on an independent feature documentary exploring a martial arts boarding school in Dengfeng, Henan province, China.
