Song Chuan
Directing
Biography
Song Chuan was born in the southern Chinese province of Yunnan in 1980, he graduated with a masters in filmmaking from the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts in Beijing in 2006.
Known For
A free and wild young woman has to come back from the big city to her village in the mountains.
Ciao Ciao
Follows a big star who brings a film crew to her remote hometown for a shoot, and while the production is afflicted by disagreements between the crew, a bored local restaurant owner finds excitement to be the stand-in for the star.
Ripples of Life
The film tells a story about an alienated poet in a small town and his relationship with three women.
Anhedonia
Song Chuan’s first feature captures the dreams and desires, disappointments and regrets, of a life not fully lived via the title character. In a rural Chinese village, a young woman who is the local doctor’s mistress struggles against her family, government bureaucracy and social mores to move away and create a life for herself.