Wendy Zhang Xiao Fei

Directing

Wendy Zhang Xiao Fei

Known for

Directing

Credits

6 titles

A director who was born in Lanzhou, raised in Shenzhen, and studied film in Hong Kong. She graduated from The Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts with a Master of Fine Arts in Cinema Production. Her graduation film, In Praise Of Teachers (2018), was screened at the 40th Golden Harvest Awards & Short Film Festival in Taiwan. Her recent short film, Sunny Side Up (2020), won Best Film (Short Film) at New York Film Week 2020. It has also been screened in Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Cannes, etc. She believes that movies should be like life, not limited by time and space.

Known for

In Praise of Teachers poster
7.0

When Shing Chi Tat got fired by his school, he luckily got into a primary school to continue his teaching career. He was assigned to manage the campus TV while teaching visual arts. But this new environment wasn’t as wonderful as he thought. This time, he has to face complains from parents, and got no support from his superior. Not to mention all the difficulties he has to face during the campus TV shooting process. But this time, he chooses to face the problems together with his students. And this time, he got to rethink what education really means.

In Praise of Teachers

2017

He Doesn’t Know I Know poster
6.0

The traditional image of a father is full of masculine charm—strong, brave, and proud—with the male eagle as its symbol. In the post-modern understanding of gender roles, how has the totem animal of a father evolved? Joan returns to Hong Kong to play matchmaker for her father, who happens to be afflicted by a foot injury and is taken care of by the mysterious Kit. Moreover, her father keeps avoiding her matchmaking attempts, leading Joan to suspect that he and Kit are harbouring a secret from her. Award-winning stage actor Simon LO teams up with What If (2025) actors Ernesto DE SOUSA and NG Wing-sze in this magical realist short film about family. The director fills the film with animal symbolism, adding a touch of colour to the gender spectrum.

He Doesn’t Know I Know

2025

Sunny Side Up poster
7.0

Streamer Zozo breaks up with her boyfriend Lok over his euthanasia choice. During a failed comeback stream, cyberbullying drives her to suicidal thoughts. Despite his declining health, Lok arrives to comfort and help her rebuild, leading Zozo to reconsider death.

Sunny Side Up

2020

Behind the camera

In Praise of Teachers poster
7.0

When Shing Chi Tat got fired by his school, he luckily got into a primary school to continue his teaching career. He was assigned to manage the campus TV while teaching visual arts. But this new environment wasn’t as wonderful as he thought. This time, he has to face complains from parents, and got no support from his superior. Not to mention all the difficulties he has to face during the campus TV shooting process. But this time, he chooses to face the problems together with his students. And this time, he got to rethink what education really means.

In Praise of Teachers

2017

He Doesn’t Know I Know poster
6.0

The traditional image of a father is full of masculine charm—strong, brave, and proud—with the male eagle as its symbol. In the post-modern understanding of gender roles, how has the totem animal of a father evolved? Joan returns to Hong Kong to play matchmaker for her father, who happens to be afflicted by a foot injury and is taken care of by the mysterious Kit. Moreover, her father keeps avoiding her matchmaking attempts, leading Joan to suspect that he and Kit are harbouring a secret from her. Award-winning stage actor Simon LO teams up with What If (2025) actors Ernesto DE SOUSA and NG Wing-sze in this magical realist short film about family. The director fills the film with animal symbolism, adding a touch of colour to the gender spectrum.

He Doesn’t Know I Know

2025

He Doesn’t Know I Know poster
6.0

The traditional image of a father is full of masculine charm—strong, brave, and proud—with the male eagle as its symbol. In the post-modern understanding of gender roles, how has the totem animal of a father evolved? Joan returns to Hong Kong to play matchmaker for her father, who happens to be afflicted by a foot injury and is taken care of by the mysterious Kit. Moreover, her father keeps avoiding her matchmaking attempts, leading Joan to suspect that he and Kit are harbouring a secret from her. Award-winning stage actor Simon LO teams up with What If (2025) actors Ernesto DE SOUSA and NG Wing-sze in this magical realist short film about family. The director fills the film with animal symbolism, adding a touch of colour to the gender spectrum.

He Doesn’t Know I Know

2025

Sunny Side Up poster
7.0

Streamer Zozo breaks up with her boyfriend Lok over his euthanasia choice. During a failed comeback stream, cyberbullying drives her to suicidal thoughts. Despite his declining health, Lok arrives to comfort and help her rebuild, leading Zozo to reconsider death.

Sunny Side Up

2020

Sunny Side Up poster
7.0

Streamer Zozo breaks up with her boyfriend Lok over his euthanasia choice. During a failed comeback stream, cyberbullying drives her to suicidal thoughts. Despite his declining health, Lok arrives to comfort and help her rebuild, leading Zozo to reconsider death.

Sunny Side Up

2020

Sunny Side Up poster
7.0

Streamer Zozo breaks up with her boyfriend Lok over his euthanasia choice. During a failed comeback stream, cyberbullying drives her to suicidal thoughts. Despite his declining health, Lok arrives to comfort and help her rebuild, leading Zozo to reconsider death.

Sunny Side Up

2020