Hu Bo
Date of Birth: 20 Jul 1988
Country: China
Biography: Born in Jinan, Shangdong, China, He studied Film Directing at the Beijing Film Academy. Following two short films and several novels, An Elephant Sitting Still was his first feature-length film. This is a four-hour portrait of a society of egoists. Tragically, it will also be the final chapter in his legacy. On October 12, 2017, the artist took his own life at age 29. (IMDb)
Total Credits at Criticker: 2 (Director), 2 (Writer)
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In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the downward spiral in which they find themselves. Among them is schoolboy Bu, on the run after pushing Shuai down the stairs, who was bullying him previously. Bu's classmate Ling has run away from her mother and fallen for the charms of her teacher. (imdb)
Jing li de ren (2016) - Short Film
Apocalypse. Two starving kids find a dead body in the ruins. (Locarno Film Festival)