Bi Gan

Directing

Bi Gan

Born

1989-06-04 (37)

Place of birth

Kaili City, China

Known for

Directing

Credits

23 titles

Bi Gan (Chinese: 毕赣, born 4 June 1989) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, poet, and photographer. His first feature film, Kaili Blues, was released in 2015 and won Best New Film Director at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards, the FIPRESCI Prize, The Golden Montgolfiere Prize at the 37th Festival of the Three Continents in Nantes,[3] and the Best First Feature Film Award at The 68th Locarno Film Festival. Bi Gan was born in Kaili City in Guizhou Province on June 4, 1989. He is an ethnic Miao. From 2008 to 2011, Bi Gan studied Television directing in Radio, Film, and Television Cadre College in Taiyuan, Shanxi. The college was renamed in 2013 as Communication University of Shanxi. During h…

Known for

Roast poster
7.2

Roast is a Chinese stand-up comedy show. In each episode, an experienced celebrity with great interity is invited to be the "roastee" who will invite his or her friends to join the show and take the challenge of "roasting". The show is essentially a comedy performance in the form of talk show. Through the teasing and mockery among guests, the correct philosophies are conveyed in the hilarious moments.

Roast

2017

Thirteen Talks poster
8.8

No synopsis available yet.

Thirteen Talks

2016

Crossroads with Luo Yonghao poster
10.0

This is a long-form, in-depth podcast hosted by Luo Yonghao, with each episode running three to five hours. We engage in extended conversations with figures shaped by the currents of our time, focusing on technology and the humanities—telling personal stories of fate and exploring the forces driving our era.

Crossroads with Luo Yonghao

2025

Resurrection poster
7.1

In a world where humanity has lost the ability to dream in exchange for eternal life, one creature remains entranced by the fading illusions of the dreamworld. This monster, adrift in reverie, clings to visions no one else can see - until a woman appears. As she allows him to dream one final time, his life of different identities is replayed as they journey through his century of existence.

Resurrection

2025

Long Day's Journey Into Night poster
7.0

Luo Hongwu returns to Kaili, the hometown from which he fled many years ago. He begins the search for the woman he loved and whom he has never been able to forget.

Long Day's Journey Into Night

2018

Kaili Blues poster
7.1

Chen Sheng goes off in search of his nephew who has been abandoned by his father. Along the way, he encounters numerous people from his past and also those from his future.

Kaili Blues

2016

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

Resurrection poster
7.1

In a world where humanity has lost the ability to dream in exchange for eternal life, one creature remains entranced by the fading illusions of the dreamworld. This monster, adrift in reverie, clings to visions no one else can see - until a woman appears. As she allows him to dream one final time, his life of different identities is replayed as they journey through his century of existence.

Resurrection

2025

Resurrection poster
7.1

In a world where humanity has lost the ability to dream in exchange for eternal life, one creature remains entranced by the fading illusions of the dreamworld. This monster, adrift in reverie, clings to visions no one else can see - until a woman appears. As she allows him to dream one final time, his life of different identities is replayed as they journey through his century of existence.

Resurrection

2025

Long Day's Journey Into Night poster
7.0

Luo Hongwu returns to Kaili, the hometown from which he fled many years ago. He begins the search for the woman he loved and whom he has never been able to forget.

Long Day's Journey Into Night

2018

Long Day's Journey Into Night poster
7.0

Luo Hongwu returns to Kaili, the hometown from which he fled many years ago. He begins the search for the woman he loved and whom he has never been able to forget.

Long Day's Journey Into Night

2018

Kaili Blues poster
7.1

Chen Sheng goes off in search of his nephew who has been abandoned by his father. Along the way, he encounters numerous people from his past and also those from his future.

Kaili Blues

2016

Kaili Blues poster
7.1

Chen Sheng goes off in search of his nephew who has been abandoned by his father. Along the way, he encounters numerous people from his past and also those from his future.

Kaili Blues

2016

A Short Story poster
6.4

An abandoned cat embarks on a journey to discover the most precious thing in the world.

A Short Story

2022

A Short Story poster
6.4

An abandoned cat embarks on a journey to discover the most precious thing in the world.

A Short Story

2022

A Short Story poster
6.4

An abandoned cat embarks on a journey to discover the most precious thing in the world.

A Short Story

2022

The Poet and Singer poster
6.8

A visually splendid poem that provocatively but elegantly juxtaposes a poet, a singer, a river, a pair of murderers, and the Diamond Sutra.

The Poet and Singer

2012

The Poet and Singer poster
6.8

A visually splendid poem that provocatively but elegantly juxtaposes a poet, a singer, a river, a pair of murderers, and the Diamond Sutra.

The Poet and Singer

2012

The Poet and Singer poster
6.8

A visually splendid poem that provocatively but elegantly juxtaposes a poet, a singer, a river, a pair of murderers, and the Diamond Sutra.

The Poet and Singer

2012

Shards of Moon poster
4.3

From the music of French composer Evgueni Galperine, Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan crafts a story that harkens back to the phantom rides of yore as he constructs a visual poem befitting the propulsive composition. This short film is part of the 2x25 Project of Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards. The project commissioned 25 composers to compose a short piece of music, after which 25 filmmakers made short films that are the ultimate symbioses of music and cinematography, fitting completely within the DNA of the festival. The result: 25 exceptional films where the music inspired the form, narrative and texture.

Shards of Moon

2023

Tiger poster
NR

The student debut from Bi Gan, a story about three men, their pasts and their fates. Bi Gan intentionally disowned and suppressed the film, refusing to allow it to be commercially released or circulated, subsequently establishing his critically acclaimed 2015 film Kaili Blues as his official feature debut. Since Bi Gan decided to bury Tiger, it has essentially become a piece of lost media.

Tiger

2011

Tiger poster
NR

The student debut from Bi Gan, a story about three men, their pasts and their fates. Bi Gan intentionally disowned and suppressed the film, refusing to allow it to be commercially released or circulated, subsequently establishing his critically acclaimed 2015 film Kaili Blues as his official feature debut. Since Bi Gan decided to bury Tiger, it has essentially become a piece of lost media.

Tiger

2011

South poster
4.7

While studying in college, Bi Gan finished his first work Nanfang in 2010.

South

2010

South poster
4.7

While studying in college, Bi Gan finished his first work Nanfang in 2010.

South

2010

Untitled Bi Gan Film poster
NR

Bi Gan revealed he has already locked in the story concept for his next film. Moving away from the vast dreamscapes of his previous work, this upcoming project focuses heavily on a micro-perspective of human neurosis and existence in the era of artificial intelligence. Projected for a 2027/2028 release.

Untitled Bi Gan Film

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Untitled Bi Gan Film poster
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Bi Gan revealed he has already locked in the story concept for his next film. Moving away from the vast dreamscapes of his previous work, this upcoming project focuses heavily on a micro-perspective of human neurosis and existence in the era of artificial intelligence. Projected for a 2027/2028 release.

Untitled Bi Gan Film

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