Bi Gan

Director · Writer · Cast

Born

June 4, 1989 · Kaili, Guizhou, China

Born 1989 in Kaili, China, Bi Gan made his first film tests in Kaili, where he set up a video workshop and directed the short film Diamond Sutra (2012). His first feature film, Kaili Blues (2015), was selected by 70 festivals and received rave reviews, winning the Best Emerging Filmmaker Award in the Cinéaste du Présent section at the Locarno Festival, among other awards. In 2018, he released Long Day’s Journey Into Night, a monumental fresco in 3D. The film was presented in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival to widespread acclaim.