Like What Would Sorrow Look: Frameline 2022/23 Completion Fund Spotlight

Like What Would Sorrow Look (愁何状)
Directed by Hao Zhou · Canada/Germany/Japan

Wang waivers between two paths in a half-hearted search for harmony.

“Like What Would Sorrow Look is my most personal work, as I play an alternate version of myself in the film. I wanted to make a film that balances dark and humorous tones, set against a specific local backdrop. In the writing process, I was inspired by the stories of fellow queer friends who wish to see their experiences represented in film.”

Hao Zhou (周豪) is a filmmaker from southwest China. An alum of the Cinéfondation Résidence and Berlinale Talents, Zhou has directed an indie feature The Night (夜), which premiered at the Berlinale Panorama. Zhou’s short film Frozen Out (无地自容) was a Student Academy Awards gold medal winner and screened at Frameline, BFI Flare, NewFest, and many other festivals. Currently Zhou is working on multiple narrative and nonfiction projects.