Love Ever After

考古学专业大学毕业生李朝宁，毕业后回到姨妈的茶馆打下手。因他对待董贤与汉哀帝关系的看法曾与导师发生过激烈冲突，最终只能无奈妥协。李朝宁对此一直心有不甘，试图查阅史料，创作小说来作证当时自己的观点。
中元节这天，李朝宁陪失恋的表姐步萤去古镇拍照，初次遇见了脸谱制作手艺人陆云安。二人在深夜再次相遇时，却看见了彼此的前世今生就是董贤与汉哀帝。两个人相互试探…

On the night of the Chinese Ghost Festival, Dong Xian controlled Chaoning’s body through the mask to help him face himself bravely and completed a homosexual confession. It also awakened Yunan’s awareness of his sexuality. 

导演：张云鹤
编剧：蒯星君
主演：杨瀚尧、穆志斌、曹怡雪
制片人：韩佳希
摄影：黄传开
类型：剧情短片
时长：18分钟
完成时间：2023年
对白语言：汉语普通话
地区：中国
制作机构：英国伦敦艺术大学

Director: Yunhe Zhang
Screenwriter: Xingjun Kuai
Cast: Hanyao Yang, Zhibin Mu, Yixue Cao
Producer: Jiaxi Han
Cinematographer: Chuankai Huang
Genre: Narrative Short Film
Length: 18 min
Year: 2023
Dialogue: Mandarin Chinese
Region: China
Production Company: University of the Arts London, UK

张云鹤，青年导演，拥有近8年的电影创作与制作经验，曾获得百万投资执导长片电影，并在多部作品中持续探讨同性叙事与情感表达。本科毕业于美国纽约电影学院，硕士毕业于英国伦敦艺术大学，目前攻读英国兰卡斯特大学电影博士学位。

Zhang Yunhe is a young filmmaker with nearly eight years of experience in film creation and production. He has directed a feature film funded by a multimillion-RMB investment and has consistently explored queer narratives and expressions of love in his works. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the New York Film Academy in the United States and his master’s degree from the University of the Arts London in the United Kingdom. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Film at Lancaster University, UK. 

在伦敦艺术大学学习时尚电影的经历，使我重新思考了影像与风格如何推动叙事。我逐渐意识到，可以将自己在传统电影制作方面的背景与时尚电影的独特表现手法相结合，探索中国语境下的酷儿文化。几个世纪以来，它在中国既留下了一些官方记载，也保留了丰富的民间故事，其中不少温情或浪漫的叙事至今仍在民间文化中流传。例如，“断袖之癖”的典故，便为我提供了一个切入点，用以在当代语境中探讨酷儿身份的认同与建构。

Studying fashion film at the University of the Arts London made me rethink how visual style can carry narrative meaning. I realized that my training in traditional filmmaking could be combined with the aesthetics of fashion film to explore queer culture within the Chinese context. Across centuries, China has left behind both official records and enduring folk stories, some of which portray same-sex relationships with tenderness and complexity. These narratives, such as the well-known tale of the “Cut the Sleeve,” still circulate in popular culture today. My research seeks to reinterpret such stories through fashion film, creating a space where myth, history, and queer identity can be reimagined for contemporary audiences.