Tong Linkai

Dedicated police detective Ma Zhe is tasked with solving a series of brutal murders in a rural Chinese town. As pressure mounts from his superiors, a hasty arrest is made, but while his colleagues celebrate, several clues push Ma Zhe deeper into a desperate investigation of his own.

Down-on-his-luck ride-hailing driver Li Song eases his frustrations via an obscure podcast, held back from new romance by an embarrassing chronic ailment. Yin, pretending to be a Korean customer service agent at a health-supplement firm, drudges through client calls to save for an apartment. A follow-up phone call draws these two lonely urban strangers together behind lies. As reality and delusion crumble, they are forced to confront life and their true selves.

In this hybrid docu-fiction, a group of young male rappers is invited to a tropical beach resort to participate in a film project under the guidance of an absent auteur. Without a script or assigned roles, they spend their days sunbathing and their nights producing music, aiming to advance their careers. As time progresses, the lack of direction leads to confusion and frustration among the musicians. Gradually, each is engulfed by profound and unsettling dreams, blurring the lines between reality and imagination.

Wu You is as carefree as his name suggests. He is single and lives with his nearly 70-year-old mother Zhang Baoxia. He joins an organization called Sunshine Club and becomes a senior partner, but his mother suddenly falls ill.

An aimless film school student goes on an ambling road trip across China in a rickety old Jeep in this charming, deeply personal road movie.

Shi, a young game designer, embarks on a difficult journey across the city to look for his missing roommate Gao. Following a clue hidden in an online game, he unexpectedly meets YY, Gao's girlfriend. Bound by their shared search for answers, Shi and YY navigate both the real world and virtual game spaces, pursuing the truth while confronting the blurred boundaries between memory, reality, and digital worlds.