Rikun Zhu

No Desire to Hide (2021)

The film shows the ordinary lives of young people in China, with all their romantic problems, unfulfilled dreams and existential crises that are interwoven into everyday dialogues and conversations with the director. The two central protagonists try to fun ...

One Says No (2020)

Chinese cities expand and gradually absorb the countryside. The village of Yangji was yet another victim to the expansion, which benefits local developers linked to the government. Rural residents are forced to vacate their simple dwellings and make room f ...

Welcome (2016)

A black screen. Four voices are heard. Two men are telling and repeating to two others that they are "welcome to the region". Gradually, the situation becomes clearer: the filmmaker, Zhu Rikun, is on a shoot in Sichuan. His interest is in the lung diseases ...

Dust (2014)

The Dossier (2014)

Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser's efforts to document and present the reality of Tibet were considered a "political problem" by the Chinese Party-state and she was fired from her job. Since then, she has persevered as an independent writer and has continued ...

The Questioning (2013)

On July 24, 2012, I drove to a city to cheer three local independent candidates and human right activists. While doing these things, we found ourselves tailed. At 12:00 at night, some policemen came to our room and started the so-called room inspection. ...

Karamay (2010)

In 1994, the oil-rich city of Karamay in Northwest China was the site of a horrible fire that killed nearly 300 schoolchildren. The students were performing for state officials and were told to stand by while the officials exited first. After the fire, the ...

Fengming: A Chinese Memoir (2007)

The film consists almost entirely of an interview with the elderly He Fengming, recounting her experiences in post-1949 China. ...

The Questioning (2013)

On July 24, 2012, I drove to a city to cheer three local independent candidates and human right activists. While doing these things, we found ourselves tailed. At 12:00 at night, some policemen came to our room and started the so-called room inspection. ...