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Chongyan Liu

Born March 20, 1995 · Guizhou, China (age 31)

Chongyan Liu is an artist-filmmaker born in Guizhou, China, who currently resides in Lille, France. After completing her studies at CAFA in Beijing, she pursued a master's degree at Beaux-Arts de Paris, and has now joined a two-year program at Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains. Her creative output spans multiple mediums, including documentary and fiction filmmaking, experimental …

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After All

After All · 2024

A therapist at a Berlin university navigates delicate emotional terrain as she provides solace to a grieving student grappling with the suicide of a trans woman on campus.

Afterwards

Afterwards · 2023

MovieDocumentary

A gesture of post-mortem cinema: spaces devoid of tangible life take on a spectral atmosphere, as though considered through the eyes of the departed. A spatial expedition through a deconstructed Berlin ensues, existential in its storytelling and political in its focus on an individual's trauma.

Speak in a Whisper

Speak in a Whisper · 2022

Speak in a Whisper

In the middle of what would have otherwise been a banal evening, everything Céleste has been trying to hide comes to light.

The Apple Never Falls

The Apple Never Falls · 2025

The Apple Never Falls

MovieAnimationFantasy

In a remote village, a boy struggles under the suffocating grip of his dictatorial father. As he desperately seeks freedom, he soon realises that escape is not as simple as it seems.

Is There a Pine on the Mountain

Is There a Pine on the Mountain · 2022

Is There a Pine on the Mountain

MovieDocumentary

An intimate account of a highly toxic relationship: during a lengthy visit from her boyfriend’s mother, the filmmaker documents the arguments between mother and son.

The Harryian Theory

The Harryian Theory · 2022

The Harryian Theory

When Philip invites his assistant's boyfriend, Harry, over for dinner under false pretences, an in-depth conversation on the nature of love leads to Philip revealing his true intentions and desires.

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After All

After All · 2024

A therapist at a Berlin university navigates delicate emotional terrain as she provides solace to a grieving student grappling with the suicide of a trans woman on campus.

Director

Afterwards

Afterwards · 2023

MovieDocumentary

A gesture of post-mortem cinema: spaces devoid of tangible life take on a spectral atmosphere, as though considered through the eyes of the departed. A spatial expedition through a deconstructed Berlin ensues, existential in its storytelling and political in its focus on an individual's trauma.

Editor

Speak in a Whisper

Speak in a Whisper · 2022

Speak in a Whisper

In the middle of what would have otherwise been a banal evening, everything Céleste has been trying to hide comes to light.

Editor

The Apple Never Falls

The Apple Never Falls · 2025

The Apple Never Falls

MovieAnimationFantasy

In a remote village, a boy struggles under the suffocating grip of his dictatorial father. As he desperately seeks freedom, he soon realises that escape is not as simple as it seems.

Editor

Is There a Pine on the Mountain

Is There a Pine on the Mountain · 2022

Is There a Pine on the Mountain

MovieDocumentary

An intimate account of a highly toxic relationship: during a lengthy visit from her boyfriend’s mother, the filmmaker documents the arguments between mother and son.

Editor

The Harryian Theory

The Harryian Theory · 2022

The Harryian Theory

When Philip invites his assistant's boyfriend, Harry, over for dinner under false pretences, an in-depth conversation on the nature of love leads to Philip revealing his true intentions and desires.

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