Feature film / In development

The Boatman's Weave 編舟者

A meta-cinema mystery

A layered drama about Zhou Cheng, a middle-aged fitness coach living in Suzhou's old town, whose modest life becomes entangled with fiction when his cousin, a filmmaker, decides to adapt his story into a movie.

Set against the backdrop of traditional Suzhou waterways and gardens, the narrative unfolds across three interwoven layers: Zhou's everyday reality as a struggling single father, the fictionalized version of his life being shot by his cousin, and conflicting family memories that surface after his grandfather's death.

As these layers intersect and blur, the film questions what remains authentic when our lives are constantly being narrated, reimagined, and performed.