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Mega Foundry

Mega Foundry examines humanity’s obsession with material progress, exposing the contradictions behind technological advancements. Far from tools, the objects we create shape our reality, dictating our thoughts and values. innovation is often a cycle of consumption, where humans, enslaved by their own creations, losing themselves in a world of excess.

  • Yixin ZHANG
    Director
  • Yixin ZHANG
    Producer
  • Ye YUAN
    Producer
  • Huan ZHAO
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    5 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    4K/HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • INTERFILM - International Short Film Festival Berlin
    Berlin
    Germany
    November 6, 2024
  • 37 FILMFEST DRESDEN 2025
    Dresden
    Germany
  • 55th Annual USA Film Festival
    Dallas
    United States
    April 28, 2025
    U.S. Premiere
    Jury Prize in the Experimental Category
  • Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia
    Tokyo
    Japan
    June 6, 2025
    Asia Premiere
    Best Short Award Competition
Director Biography - Yixin ZHANG

Yixin ZHANG,Filmmaker graduated from The National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, known for observational emotionally restrained storytelling. Her film focuses on women's strength and social vulnerable groups. roots in non-fiction, now expanding into narrative cinema.
Her debut feature, Singing for Silence (in production), 7 years with a children’s choir in hearing-impaired community.

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Director Statement

Mega Foundry explores the symbiotic relationship between humans and the objects they produce. Technological evolution propels the prosperity of creations, urban life, wealth, commerce, trade, innovation, and invention course through the expansive river of materialism. humans serve as both contributors and casualties, creating objects that document, possess, and, in turn, shape human existence