Film archive, 2026

Where Comes Mulan

Name: Where Comes Mulan
Released: 2026
Duration: 61 min

木蘭何處

Director Zheng Tianyi

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Overall

Where Comes Mulan follows artist Zheng Tianyi back to her ancestral village in Huangpi, where the legendary figure of Mulan is said to have originated. The film reexamines the legend of Mulan through memory, tourism branding, and queer embodiment, reflecting on gender fluidity, displacement, and cultural myth

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Film details

Director: Zheng Tianyi
Country/Region: China, Netherlands, Hong Kong
Year: 2026
Length: 61min
Original language: Chinese

Director

Zheng Tianyi

A Chinese artist and filmmaker based between Rotterdam and Hong Kong. Working across video, installation, and performance, Zheng explores memory, displacement, and hauntology through moving images and collective storytelling, examining how myths and ghostly presences shape diasporic identity and queer imagination.

From Women Make Waves International Film Festival 2026, No. 33

Credits(8)

Director

Zheng Tianyi

Producer

Zheng Tianyi

Cinematography

Samson Wong Pak Hang

Zheng Tianyi Ailsa Wong Nga Shan Anrou Guan

Editing

Zheng Tianyi Panida Te Petchara

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Where Comes MulanWomen Make Waves International Film Festival 2026, No. 33Wandering Women

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Women Make Waves International Film Festival, 2026Wandering Women, Official selection

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Director

Zheng Tianyi

Credits(8)

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