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❤️‍🩹 take care, till springtime ❤️‍🩹 upcoming premiere nov.7 + smiling, crying, behind the scene + beautiful omens en route + graduation 🎓 ='w'= thank you for this journey.

{{ take care, till springtime }}🌿 outtakes that are dear to me, from the new short doc for my MFA. directed, filmed, and edited by yi @postyism 🙋🏻 featuring the most beloved bill @wulong_cha_ adrienne @qq_dumpling "after a chinese medicine practitioner is brutalized at a recent protest, the community comes together in quiet acts of care." coming soon to @docnowfestival 🎬 [monday june 16, 6pm, paradise theatre] as a part of the documentary media MFA program, with support from the '25 faculty and cohort. its research was made possible with funding from the ontario graduate scholarship.

in my room. 2021, despite everything else, magical moments in chronological order. #35mm #homebody

{花落知多少·Rooms of Her Own} ✨very mysterious trailer✨ "i don't get any information from it." says fab. and that's exactly why you should come to @insideoutfestival to watch my new film this month! some would say bring tissues. i think using your shirt collar is more than enough. 🤧 ✨premiere✨ “local heroes" shorts may 28, 6:45pm, tiff lightbox 1, toronto 🎬 featuring ji. written, directed, filmed, edited by yi shi. sound mixing and original music by d badua.

{花落知多少·Rooms of Her Own} excited to share my latest short documentary with the world! 🌈💡✨ 新的短片终于要上映啦！ a story about change, awakening, and destructions(?). featuring ji (my mom) and our humble family home. written, directed, filmed, and edited by me. dialogues in mandarin w/ english open captions. idea conceived during @the_clare_samuel 's lectures on databases & archives back in 2024, b&w film processed at @analogueclub.tmu , old family photos courtesy of k.r. shi. sound mixing and original music by @dbadua , script editing assistance from my friend gu @olivetequilaa , with constructive notes and encouragement from many more friends!! made possible with Re:Focus Fund post-production grant from @insideoutfestival 🫶🏼 it indeed takes a village to bring something to life! ~✨premiere✨~ @insideoutfestival "local heroes" shorts may 28, 6:45pm, tiff lightbox 1, toronto

{take care, till springtime} going to london, uk! ✨@queereast ✨ thrilled to announce my thesis film's international premiere, alongside three other films about queer resistance and liberation. it's also my first time showing any work across the pond! uk pals, please bring your friends and family, enjoy the festival (my dream festival) on my behalf. 👉🏼 may 29, 6:30pm, genesis cinema. also a reminder to keep supporting @crisps4esims during this ~ongoing~ difficult time. lots of love.

线上对谈📽️ 影向彼岸：离散华语电影人的跨文化影像实践 当华语影像跨越地理与文化的边界，离散创作者的镜头如何找到自己的语言？ 本次对谈由实验纪录片艺术家施忆(@postyism ) 主持，邀请加拿大华裔电影人和晓丹(@hexiaodan2025 )作为主讲嘉宾，从她的新电影《蒙特利尔，我的美人》出发，分享她作为离散华人电影工作者的跨文化经验，和在异国语境中寻找创作声音的历程。对话也将聚焦电影中移民女性与酷儿身份的复杂面向，结合近年华语电影中女性“重新开始”的叙事，探讨这些主题在海外华裔创作者镜头下的独特视角。 这是一场关于离散、性别与自我抉择的对话。 🎞️报名注册：https://bit.ly/cft0512 #linkinbio

✨🌈@lelales.show 🌈✨ last fall, i had the pleasure of working on my friends' SAPPHIC DATING SHOW 👀, drawing boards, taking photos, filming behind-the-scene videos. ever seen 20 chinese sapphics from over the world working under one roof??? me neither. i have made so many new friends during our week in chiang mai, and cried countless times at the kindness of strangers. 📸 bts photos by me. scroll to the end for filmset cat.🐈 “LeLaLes: Fluid Love” premieres on MAY 20. go follow @lelales.show for updates✨ happy lesbian visibility week!! 🎬 Director & Producer: Ashley Jiang @ashleyjiang7 Co-Director & Editor: Ky Hanitijo @oneofakynd27 Executive Producers Faze Pocket Sun @pocketysun Maimai Wang @maimaimai_wang Lemonie @_lemonieie Associate Producer: Alexis Lin @strangejoyful Line Producer & Project Manager: Leslie Lei @popeyeleslie Director of Photography Nathan Zhang @nathanzhangw 麻太郎 @chuhangma Camera Operators Hins @tyuhin_ Micky Yuan @micky_yuan_liu Production Designers Yves @postyism Ashley Jiang @ashleyjiang7 Follow PD 阿大 @ada404419 Azure @azuryblulue Pingping @pingmeahhh Assistant Editors April Yang @aprilyang201 Praboo Ariva @its_pbu Colorist: 砸砸 Sound Recordists: Ryan Lonestar & Yang Xing Sound Mixer: 张佳乐 BTS Crew Yves @postyism Lemonie @_lemonieie Brand Design: All Cats Design Chiang Mai Crew: Blackcap @blackcap_production Special thanks to Meehz @meehz Poong @poongpku Crowdfunding on @kickstarter Created by Jus Productions @jus.productions Presented by OutChina @china_lgbt #wlw #LeLaLesFluidLove #LeLaLes爱的流动态 #datingshow #lesbian

gap filler for ariana, who's an amazing librarian and encouraged me to use more resources from the public library! we love tpl! 📚 also surrounded by healed works by @waterfaw and me. . . . #sketchtattoo #torontotattoo #queertattooartist #customtattoo

back in february, documenting {mahjong for gaza} fundraiser. thank you for having me as always.📷❤️ @cnfeminismto @thankyouchinatown @allflowersmahjong @itsok.world

is your cat a chonker? a laptop walker? perhaps also a plant chomper? humans love them, spider plants fear them. 🐱it's a cat flash.🐱 let me turn your cats into planets too. email me :) (pictured troublemakers: teacup and breakfast buns) . . . #sketchtattoo #torontotattoo #queertattooartist #customtattoo #cattattoo

hello i come bearing cats! 🐈‍⬛🐈🤍 odin and mittens for angela, and upper arm is healed. yes, just another excuse for me to ask people for cat pics.😺 . . . #sketchtattoo #torontotattoo #queertattooartist #customtattoo #catoftheday