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Kungfu

A film rethinking the values kungfu and the processes of transformation and change.

  • Tianhao Xu
    Director
  • Tianhao Xu
    Writer
  • Hanako Lowry
    Producer
  • Ben Mansilla-Campbell
    Key Cast
  • Zita Méhész
    Key Cast
  • Rakan Dajani
    Director of Photography
  • Devon Armstrong
    Assistant Director
  • Charlie Kahn
    Gaffer
  • Yiwen Li
    Costume
  • Elli Siora
    Location
  • Aimee Kwan
    Executive Producer
  • Julien Goodman
    Art Director
  • Gabriella Farah
    Assistant Camera
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 32 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 16, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Oxford University
  • Fighting Spirit Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    September 16, 2017
  • Ruskin Degree Show
    Oxford
    United Kingdom
    June 16, 2017
    British Premiere
  • Calcutta International Cult Film Festival
    Calcutta
    India
    Official Selection
  • Aesthetica Art Prize
    York
    United Kingdom
    May 17, 2018
    Aesthetica Art Prize Longlist 2018
Director Biography - Tianhao Xu

Tianhao Xu is an artist and filmmaker born in China. He holds a Fine Arts degree from Oxford University, and currently works between London and Beijing.

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Director Statement

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. Set in an old barn in the countryside, the venue becomes both a metaphor and an active participant in the question of transformation. Dialogue is based on a mix of improvised and fixed scripts created through collaboration with the performers. Many scenes arise out of site-specific reactions and negotiations with the space.