‘Dragonfly Eyes’ Director Zhang Hanyi Dangles Deadly Project ‘The Walking Bird’ at HAF
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Chinese director Zhang Hanyi takes an unexpected turn with his latest feature film effort, “The Walking Bird,” which makes its appearance as an in-development project at the Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), which takes place alongside the FilMart rights market.
His previous film, 2017’s “Dragonfly Eyes,” was one of the most unusual and stylish films of the year from anywhere in the world.
It told a disturbing (fictional) narrative through extraordinary found-footage obtained from hundreds of real-world CCTV cameras, and won the FIPRESCI and Ecumenical Jury prizes at the Locarno Festival that year.
While playing in a different register, “The Walking Bird” may be no less sinister. “The story focuses on a 28-year-old woman who has difficulty handling the changes in her life.
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