Deming Chen is an emerging director and cinematographer based in Beijing, China, who studied at the Li Xianting Film School. His work is marked by a restrained yet expressive visual style and explores themes of personal emotion and identity shaped by broader social and historical forces.

Accolades

Deming Chen and Hansen Lin
Best Documentary Film, 2025

Deming Chen and Hansen Lin

Best Documentary Film, 2025

Deming Chen and Hansen Lin

Always

A cinematic allegory of a boy becoming a teenager in rural China. Searching through an emotional landscape of growth, he reflects on the poetry of…

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Films

Always

Always

United States of America, France, People's Republic of China, Taiwan

Always

A cinematic allegory of a boy becoming a teenager in rural China. Searching through an emotional landscape of growth, he reflects on the poetry of…

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