Hu Sanshou was born in the Qinling Mountains of Shaanxi, China, and graduated in cinematography from Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts in 2015. He has participated in the Folk Memory Project since 2013. His works include Dumb Men (TIDF), The Burrows (IDFA Envision shortlist; Asian Vision top award, TIDF), and Resurrection (TIDF; True Vision Award, True/False). His latest film, Xiangzidian Village: The Stage, continues his long-term engagement with rural memory and social change.
Dumb Men
Dumb Men
Dumb Men
Synopsis
People in my hometown call those who are shy and untalkative touxiuzi. Within this courtyard, the touxiuzi gene is embodied in the members of three generations. As a touxiuzi in our family, I try to uncover and open up the real heart beating under our touxiuzi exterior, yet in the end I only open up myself. The touxiuzi in the family continue to circle in the air above the village and grow in the village's soil.
Director's Profile
HU Sanshou
Filmography
2013 Old People and My Village
2015 Legend
2018 Dumb Men
2021 The Burrows
2024 Resurrection
2026 Xiangzidian Village: The Stage
