Hu Bo

Director · 1988–2017 · Jinan, China

Biography

Hu Bo (July 20, 1988 – October 12, 2017), also known by his pen name Hu Qian, was a Chinese novelist and film director, best known for his only feature film An Elephant Sitting Still (2018), which garnered widespread praise from critics. He died by suicide on 12 October 2017 at the age of 29, soon after he finished that film.

Directed 6

2010s

2018
An Elephant Sitting Still
Director
83
2016
Man in the Well
Director
2014
Night Runner
Director
2013
The Person Who Steals Milk
Director
2012
To Cordoba
Director
2010
Coal Iron
Director

Wrote 6

2010s

2018
An Elephant Sitting Still
Screenplay
83
2016
Man in the Well
Writer
2014
Night Runner
Writer
2013
The Person Who Steals Milk
Writer
2012
To Cordoba
Writer
2010
Coal Iron
Writer

Edited 2

2010s

2018
An Elephant Sitting Still
Editor
83
2016
Man in the Well
Editor

Acted in 1

2010s

2013
The Person Who Steals Milk
(Cameo)

Other crew 1

2010s

2018
An Elephant Sitting Still
In Memory Of
83

Art department 1

2010s

2015
The Unparalleled Black & White
Art Designer