Private Project

Where the Sun Kisses the Soul

After generations without natural sunlight, artificial daylight is finally set to return. Created as a response to ecological collapse, the new sun promises renewal and order. As society prepares to move forward, a woman withdraws from the systems built around repair and progress, questioning whether restoration truly offers liberation. At the threshold between darkness and light, the film observes a quiet refusal to rejoin a civilization eager to begin again.

  • Suhao Zhang
    Director
  • Suhao Zhang
    Writer
  • Huxinya Wang
    Writer
  • Yang Jiang
    Producer
  • Huxinya Wang
    Producer
  • Huanxi Wang
    Key Cast
  • Suhao Zhang
    DP/Camera Operator
  • Huxinya Wang
    DP/Camera Operator
  • Linfei Huang
    Production Designer
  • Linfei Huang
    Art Director
  • Wenxuan Zhao
    Art Director
  • Suhao Zhang
    Art Director
  • Huxinya Wang
    Art Director
  • Yang Jiang
    Art Director
  • Wenxuan Zhao
    Gaffer
  • Suhao Zhang
    Gaffer
  • Wenxuan Zhao
    Best Boy
  • Suhao Zhang
    Editor/Colorist/Sound Designer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    太阳光明照我心
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Feature, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 41 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 31, 2026
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    China, Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital,2470mm,SONY,fx6
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Nanjing University of the Arts
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • 30th Busan International Film Festival’s ACFM section

    Not affecting premiere status
Director Biography - Suhao Zhang

Suhao Zhang(b. 2003), a Jiangsu-born filmmaker and musician, has earned acclaim across film festivals: his solo-directed Tico Tico Life(hybrid docu-fiction) screened at the 19th FIRST International Film Festival’s FIRST PIONEER section, while Frozen Moments, Fading Echoes(Machinima) premiered at FIRST FANTASTIC Film Festival. Earlier, as a sophomore, he co-directed Crossing the Yangtze River, shortlisted for China’s 14th Documentary Academy Awards. His practice dissects body, identity, and societal dynamics through fragmented visuals and ambient sound—eschewing rigid interpretation, he prioritizes raw, sensory immersion to provoke visceral engagement with lived realities.

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Director Statement

In 2001, Beijing’s successful Olympic bid brought people joyfully gathering at Tiananmen Square, shuttling through streets and alleys—fantasy, chaos, and boundless hope. By 2999, as Earth descends into eternal night, people lose not just their right to light, but also the memory of hope’s power and genuine emotion. Amid the ruins of a disintegrating civilization, they redefine "brightness": it is no longer alms from the heavens, but an undying spark that burns forever deep within every soul. The film will focus on the alienation of "light" as a symbol of redemption, exploring how humanity reconstructs the meaning of existence through self-illumination amid absolute darkness.