Tianlin Xu

Director

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Tianlin Xu is a Chinese filmmaker based in Germany, with an academic background in German studies and Journalism. Before she found her passion for filmmaking she worked as a coordinator for art and culture projects in Beijing, a position which enabled her to be involved in the organization of a documentary film festival as well as the production of a feature film. Since 2009 she has produced several short documentaries and multimedia stories. After the feature-length documentary COMING AND GOING and the animated short BYE, BYE COMRADE, this is her feature film debut with staging people by Tianlin Xu.

Films on Sooner

  • The Thing with Feathers

    2022

    20 mins

    Independent, Kids & Family

    Between childcare, hope, and routine: the hands of a family tell a story of integration, stagnation, and small steps in exile.

  • Coming and Going

    2015

    89 mins

    Documentary

    The story of four Chinese boys and their hopes, dreams and the challenges they face.