ABOUT
XÍNG ZHOU 邢洲 (b. 2000, China) began his creative practice in film after graduating from the University of Toronto, where he majored in Theatre & Performance. His early short film Misty Northern City explored themes of urban solitude and spatial dislocation. His 2025 work, To Mare Moscoviense, explores the complexity of human conditions and relationships.
He is currently pursuing an MFA in Film, Video, New Media and Animation at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, under the mentorship of Christopher Sullivan and Anahita Ghazvinizadeh. His thesis film, Falling Birds at Dusk, explores memory, identity, and emotional projection through two surreal journey structures, incorporating a pigeon’s aerial perspective as a “neutral lens” to navigate human complexity and spatial uncertainty.

EDUCATION
2025-2027. School of the Art Institute of Chicago. MFA - Film, Video, New Media, and Animation
2019-2023. University of Toronto. HBA - Theatre and Performance, Media Studies

FILM PROJECTS
2027. Falling Birds at Dusk. Director, Producer, Writer (Pre-Production)
2026. The Sixth Division. Director, Producer, Writer (Pre-Production)
2026. Tape, Cloth, and Breath. Director, Co-Writer (Post-Production)
2026. Blue in Dawn. Director, Co-Writer (Post-Production)
2025. To Mare Moscoviense. Director, Writer
2024. Awaken the Dreamers. Director
2024. Misty Northern City. Director, Co-Writer

RELEVANT EXPERIENCES
2025. Yingchao’s Car. Production Coordinator
2024. Nowhere Land. Art Department Coordinator

FILM FESTIVALS
2024. Winner. Niagara Canada International Film Festival, Canada
2024. Nominee. Art Film Spirit Awards, Canada
2024. Official Selection. Seattle Film Festival, United States
2024. Official Selection. Asian Film Festival, Los Angeles Hollywood, United States
2024. Official Selection. International Motion Picture Awards, Canada
2024. Official Selection. Markham International Film Festival, Canada
2024. Semi-Finalist. Blow-up Arthouse Filmfest · Chicago, United States
2024. Finalist. New York International Film Awards™ - NYIFA, United States

SCREENINGS AND EXHIBITIONS
2024. UTRMB Filmmaking Club. Innis Town Hall, Canada

TEACHING ASSISTANTS
2025. Media Practices: The Moving Image, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

ORGANIZATIONS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
2021-2023. UTRMB Filmmaking Club
2021-2022. Head of Directing Department at UTRMB Filmmaking Club

CONTACT
xing.jiaming(at)outlook.com