Film and Electronic Arts Program Presents

Hao Zhou: Filmmaker Presentation

Hao Zhou is a filmmaker from southwest China. Exploring Queer relationships, diasporic themes, and traditionally overlooked spaces, Zhou’s films have been selected by the Berlinale, SXSW, Hong Kong, Sarajevo, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Images Festival, Outfest, and BlackStar, among others. Zhou’s feature The Night, which centers on Queer sex workers in China, premiered at the Berlinale and won top prizes at other international festivals. In 2021, Zhou’s experimental documentary Frozen Out won a Gold Medal at the 48th Student Academy Awards. “Here, Hopefully,” Zhou’s 2023 short documentary, follows a nonbinary aspiring American in Iowa (distributed by PBS). Zhou’s latest film, Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way, follows a genderqueer costume designer between Iowa and Guam.

An alum of Cannes’ Résidence and Berlinale Talents, Zhou has made work with funding from IF/Then × Hulu, Firelight Media/CAAM, Talents Tokyo/TOKYO FILMeX, Art With Impact, Frameline, Iowa Arts Council, and other organizations. They received an MFA in film and an MA in photography/intermedia from the University of Iowa.

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For more information, call 845-758-7253, or e-mail [email protected].

Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EST/GMT-5

Location: Avery Art Center; Theater in the Ottaway Film Center

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