As a Cure
TITLE
As a Cure
DIRECTOR
Dorothea Sing Zhang
COUNTRY
China, UK
YEAR
2026
DURATION
15′
GENRE
Live action
As a Cure
A girl sifts through the dune to find her identity card in order to enroll in the Beijing Opera academy.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Dorothea Sing Zhang
Dorothy Sing Zhang studied Fine Arts at the University College of London, Slade, and pursued film studies at Ecole de Leth (Denmark) with Lars Von Trier and Jørgen Leth. In 2021, she directed the documentary BÀBÀ. In addition to her film work, she also released the monograph LIKE SOMEONE ALIVE (2023). Her short MASTERPIECE MOMMY has been selected for TIFF 2024. Her latest short film, As a Cure, has been selcted to show at Locarno FF.
- DirectorDorothea Sing Zhang
- ScreenplayJacopo Ramella Pajrin
- CinematographyLouis Lustermann
- Cast
- EditingJacopo Ramella Pajrin
- Producer/s Sol Ye, George Telfer
- Production Company
- Distributor/sSolal Films Distributor Worldwide New Europe Film Sales Sales Agent Worldwide All Rights
- Project TitleAs a Cure
- Project Type Live action
- Completion Date14 Aug 2026
- Country of originChina, UK
- Country of filmingChina, UK
- LanguageMandarin Chinese
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Dorothea Sing Zhang
Dorothy Sing Zhang studied Fine Arts at the University College of London, Slade, and pursued film studies at Ecole de Leth (Denmark) with Lars Von Trier and Jørgen Leth. In 2021, she directed the documentary BÀBÀ. In addition to her film work, she also released the monograph LIKE SOMEONE ALIVE (2023). Her short MASTERPIECE MOMMY has been selected for TIFF 2024. Her latest short film, As a Cure, has been selcted to show at Locarno FF.
Locarno Film Festival
Locarno
August 8, 2026
World Premiere
International Competition
Switzerland
