Zhang Mengqi (b. 1987)

Alias:
章梦奇

Birthplace:
Hubei, China

Born:
January 1, 1987

Zhang Mengqi was born in 1987. Lives in Beijing and Diaoyutai Village(Hubei) She graduated from the Dance Academy of Minzu University of China in 2008. Since 2009, she has been a resident filmmaker and choreographer at Caochangdi Workstation in Beijing. In 2010 she participated in The Folk Memory Project.  Since 2010, Mengqi has made nine feature-length documentaries filmed in her father’s village in Hebei Province, known as her ‘self-portrait series’, a decade-long creation between exploring history and illuminating reality, and a film a year, the formation of a unique group of works.Her films have been selected by Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Cinéma du Réel, Visions du Réel, RIDM etc.  Her first film ‘Self-Portrait with Three Women’ was selected as ‘Ten Best Documentary Films’ in the 8th China Independent Film Festival. Her latest film “Self-Portrait: Sphinx in 47 KM” Won the “White Goose Award” in DMZ International Documentary Film Festival.  Her choreographic work was performed in Foundation CULTURESCAPES(Switzerland), Rencontres chorégraphiques internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis (France), ImPuls Tanz (Vienna), Eurokaz (Croatia), etc. As a founding member of The Folk Memory Project, Mengqi also participated in the creation of collective theater works, Memory: Hunger (2010), Memory: Monument (2012), Reading Hunger (2016), Reading Father(2019).

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Cinematography:
2013  Because of Hunger: Diary 1 by Wu
2013  Self-Portrait: Dancing at 47KM
2014  Self-Portrait: Building the Bridge at 47KM
2017  Autobiography: Pass Through
2018  Autobiography: Struggles
????  Autobiography: Evidence

Director:
2010  Self-Portrait with Three Women
2011  Self Portrait: At 47 Km
2013  Because of Hunger: Diary 1 by Wu
2013  Self-Portrait: Dancing at 47KM
2013  Self-Portrait: Dreaming at 47 KM
2014  Self-Portrait: Building the Bridge at 47KM
2015  Self-Portrait: Dying at 47 KM
2016  Self Portrait: Birth in 47 KM
2017  Autobiography: Pass Through
2018  Autobiography: Struggles
2018  Self-Portrait: Sphinx in 47 Km
2019  Self-Portrait: Window in 47KM
2021  Self-Portrait: Fairy Tale in 47KM
2022  Blue House
2023  Self-Portrait: 47 KM 2020
????  Autobiography: Evidence

Director of Photography:
2010  Self-Portrait with Three Women
2011  Self Portrait: At 47 Km
2013  Because of Hunger: Diary 1 by Wu
2013  Self-Portrait: Dancing at 47KM
2013  Self-Portrait: Dreaming at 47 KM
2014  Self-Portrait: Building the Bridge at 47KM
2015  Self-Portrait: Dying at 47 KM
2016  Self Portrait: Birth in 47 KM
2017  Autobiography: Pass Through
2018  Autobiography: Struggles
2018  Self-Portrait: Sphinx in 47 Km
2019  Self-Portrait: Window in 47KM
2021  Self-Portrait: Fairy Tale in 47KM
2022  Blue House
2023  Self-Portrait: 47 KM 2020
????  Autobiography: Evidence

Editor:
2010  Self-Portrait with Three Women
2011  Self Portrait: At 47 Km
2013  Because of Hunger: Diary 1 by Wu
2013  Self-Portrait: Dancing at 47KM
2013  Self-Portrait: Dreaming at 47 KM
2014  Self-Portrait: Building the Bridge at 47KM
2015  Self-Portrait: Dying at 47 KM
2016  Self Portrait: Birth in 47 KM
2017  Autobiography: Pass Through
2018  Autobiography: Struggles
2018  Self-Portrait: Sphinx in 47 Km
2019  Self-Portrait: Window in 47KM
2021  Self-Portrait: Fairy Tale in 47KM
2022  Blue House
2023  Self-Portrait: 47 KM 2020
????  Autobiography: Evidence

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