Hao Zhou

Hao Zhou is a filmmaker focusing on queer stories in regions that are uncommonly represented. An alum of the Cannes Résidence and Berlinale Talents, Zhou has made several short films including Correct Me If I'm Wrong (2025), Wouldn't Make It Any Other Way (2024), Like What Would Sorrow Look (2024), and Here, Hopefully (2023). Zhou's films have screened at festivals including the Berlinale, Locarno, Rotterdam, SXSW, Hong Kong, BlackStar, and Hot Docs, with support from Firelight Media, IF/Then, ITVS, and other organizations.

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ABOUT HERE, HOPEFULLY

Here, Hopefully follows Zee, a nonbinary international nursing student from rural China, as they seek to build a sustainable and gender-affirming life in the Midwest despite the challenges they face with racism and xenophobia.

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