Private Project

The Elderly Man And I Ching

He is 90 years old and his name is Liao Moxiang。He was born in 1932 in the mountains of Hunan, China。Influenced by his family, he liked I Ching(Zhouyi)。He was a mathematician when he was young。In 1980, he began to study I Ching with the method of mathematical calculus。The results of the study received attention from the American Mathematical Society。In his later years, he led his students to help his hometown get rid of poverty and develop local tourism economy。

  • Zhang Hai
    Director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    墨香传
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 48 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 28, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:2.35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival

    Semi-Finalist
  • Sweden Film Awards

    Monthly Finalists
  • Shanghai International Short Film Week

    Recommended works
  • 8th Pambujan International Film Festival

    Award Winner Short Film (Documentary)
Director Biography - Zhang Hai

Born in China 1982, Zhang Hai is a new generation of Chinese filmmaker with international vision and a researcher of Chinese "I Ching: Book of Changes".

Zhang Hai graduated from Donghua University in China in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in digital media arts. During his school years, his graphic design works were selected in the first International Chinese Art Exhibition; selected in the 9th International Triennial of Stage Poster, Sofia, Bulgaria; selected in the 6th International Computer Art Biennial in Poland, the youngest Chinese artist among those selected; and included in the 2008 International Design Yearbook and the 2007 Asia Pacific Design Yearbook.

During his school years, he wrote his first scripted science fiction film "Spirit of the Earth Lula", which was compiled into a middle-grade novel.

After graduation, he was invited by Nokia International Creative Department to direct the documentary "Nokia - Connecting People", and his experimental short film "Wanna Sleep" was selected for the 4th Annual Directors Lounge International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany.

2009 "Youth Diary" was selected for the 3rd British Oriental International Film Festival (BAFTA) British Film and Television Academy Universal Film Festival China New Filmmaker Unit, and he was in charge of film selection for the festival in Shanghai, China.

In 2012, Zhang Hai studied HD Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy.He completed his Ph.D. program in the School of Philosophy of Beijing Normal University in 2014, and wrote "A Brief History of the Transmission of I Ching: Book of Changes and Mei Hua Yi Shu" in 2020.

In 2021, the short film "Flowering Season" and was nominated for international film festivals and film festivals in China, UK, India, etc.

In 2021, the script of "Lula, the Earth Spirit" was selected as the outstanding script of the 2021 Jintongxiang Children Film Festival , and was the only work selected in the science fiction and fantasy section.

2021, he made the documentary film "Madonna of the East Jinggu Chen", which tells the story of a super heroine in the late Tang Dynasty about faith and courage.

In 2021, the documentary film "The Legend of Mo Xiang" was produced, which is the world's first biographical film about a contemporary Chinese figure from The Book of Changes, to tell a story of perseverance and heritage.

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