Every child has the right to education in China. But ten-year-old Anni is not allowed to go to school. Why? Her father is a dissident. Anni and her father moved to be closer to her older sister. The little girl was not in her new school long enough to get settled – the secret police took her away after three days. Her father was, as so many times before, being interrogated. The school preferred to not have anything to do with such a family, so they have refused to continue educating her. Independent Chinese director Zhu Rikun, camera in hand, follows the movement of activists who have joined forces through the Weibo social network to support Anni. Will peaceful protests in front of the school and a petition be enough to pressure the school to take her back?

Every child has the right to education in China. But ten-year-old Anni is not allowed to go to school. Why? Her father is a dissident. Anni and her father moved to be closer to her older sister. The little girl was not in her new school long enough to get settled – the secret police took her away after three days. Her father was, as so many times before, being interrogated. The school preferred to not have anything to do with such a family, so they have refused to continue educating her. Independent Chinese director Zhu Rikun, camera in hand, follows the movement of activists who have joined forces through the Weibo social network to support Anni. Will peaceful protests in front of the school and a petition be enough to pressure the school to take her back?

A black screen. Four voices are heard. Two men are telling and repeating to two others that they are “welcome to the region”. Gradually, the situation becomes clearer: the filmmaker, Zhu Rikun, is on a shoot in Sichuan. His interest is in the lung diseases that plague the region’s workers, a health problem already present in his film Dust and which the Chinese State is trying to hush up. So here he is, invited to a brief interview with the local authorities, which is audio-recorded and played back in full in the film. A raw document that bares the methods of power: the insistence of the censors, their successive changes in strategy ranging from sugar-coated threats to the express demand that the images be destroyed, which only fuels the desire to bear witness even further.

A black screen. Four voices are heard. Two men are telling and repeating to two others that they are “welcome to the region”. Gradually, the situation becomes clearer: the filmmaker, Zhu Rikun, is on a shoot in Sichuan. His interest is in the lung diseases that plague the region’s workers, a health problem already present in his film Dust and which the Chinese State is trying to hush up. So here he is, invited to a brief interview with the local authorities, which is audio-recorded and played back in full in the film. A raw document that bares the methods of power: the insistence of the censors, their successive changes in strategy ranging from sugar-coated threats to the express demand that the images be destroyed, which only fuels the desire to bear witness even further.

西藏作家唯色因為在文章中如實描寫她觀察到的現實，而被官方認為有政治問題。唯色拒絕接受審查，被開除了公職。按照預定程序和路徑，唯色本來應該是紅色事業的“接班人”，卻在現實中偏離了這個預製的軌道。她堅持獨立寫作，為藏人所遭受的迫害發聲。獲得了認可和榮譽的同時，她的自由也經常收到嚴重的干擾。

意外獲得的唯色的一份官方檔案， 成為這個影片的 主要內容和線索，探索了她的過去和現在，以及一個民族所面臨的困境。她能獲得自由嗎？

Ten years ago, Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser’s efforts to document and present the reality of Tibet was considered a “political problem” by the Party-state. She was fired from her job when she turned down the “request” to confess and correct these “problems”. Since then, she has persevered as an independent writer, and has continued to speak out for the sufferings of Tibetan people. Ever since the disturbance in Lhasa took place in 2008 and as the number of self-immolations among Tibetan people has risen dramatically, her writing and her blog have become an important channel for the world to see Tibet. But despite being acknowledged for her efforts, her personal life and freedom have been seriously disturbed.

As an unexpected event, we came into possession of Woeser’s official dossier which then became the main thread of this film. Through this lengthy and dull dossier, we see how a supposedly well-shaped screw and successor of the Chinese communist cause went off the premade track in reality.

Has she obtained freedom?

在中国的一个工矿区，人们受到肺部疾病的影响，导致死亡。这部电影创造了一条连接这些生命的通道，他们要求被拍摄和记录，以讲述他们的故事。他们从未停止过斗争，通过图像的方式, 找到并认识了彼此。

Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser's efforts to document and present the reality of Tibet were considered a "political problem" by the Chinese Party-state and she was fired from her job. Since then, she has persevered as an independent writer and has continued to speak out for the sufferings of Tibetan people. Zhu Rikun, the director, came into possession of Tsering's official dossier which then became the main thread of this film. The first half of the movie is centred around her reading of the dossier; be patient as the theme grows and her interviews document the changed direction her career took including footage from Tibet.

查房。

《海妖》是朱日坤的最新纪录作品。视频以具有争议性的视频作者吴昊昊为主角，展示了他对情感、性、家庭、社会、政治和历史的态度和观点，体现了中国新一代人互相矛盾的个性特征，也预寓着这个国家的未来。视频的英文名No Desie to Hide似乎更强调的是人的欲望。
《海妖》将在2021年10月底举办的捷克Ji.hlava（吉哈瓦）国际纪录片电影节上参加国际竞赛。吉哈瓦是东中欧最大的国际纪录片电影节之一，今年是其25周年，最早由一群高中生创办，本届影展将有300部来自全球的纪录电影放映。
The film shows the ordinary lives of young people in China, with all their romantic problems, unfulfilled dreams and existential crises that are interwoven into everyday dialogues and conversations with the director. The two central protagonists try to function in an open relationship, which suits only one of the partners, while the other suffers and longs for a family life. The possibility of emigration to America is a hope, but it is gradually receding due to the worsening political situation. The camera captures even the most intimate moments and puts the viewer in the position of a voyeur observing the exposed bodies and souls.

„There is very little space for Chinese independent films these days. For big film festivals in western countries, they don't pay attention to the small budget films as they look less industrial.“ (Zhu Rikun)