Xihan Cui

About me

Xihan Cui

Xihan Cui

Profile

My passion for cinema was born in my family's video store, where stories on screen became my early world.

I stepped into filmmaking in 2022 and co-created my first short film in 2023.

Through various roles in short films, I discovered my true calling in Production Design. I am drawn to the process of building narrative worlds through visual elements.

Beyond film, I am also trained in Chinese ink painting and piano. These disciplines deepen my sense of composition, rhythm, and mood, which I naturally bring into my visual storytelling.

I look forward to telling stories that move, through the language of sight and space.

Showreel

Cinematography

Cinematography

Growing Pain

Director of Photography
Co-writer
Shot on Sony A7M4

Still Frame

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Portrait Photography

Her Quiet Hours

Suzhou River

Scene Photography

Autumn

Sound Editing

Sound Editing

Echoes of Fate

Sound Editor
DIT
Script Supervisor

Production design

Production Design

Last Ride

Production Designer

Mood board

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Screenwriting

Screenwriting

Have You Seen Enough

This experimental film explores the social theme of "the male gaze" by means of no dialogue, camera language and breaking the fourth wall.

Synopsis: When a young woman takes a nap on a station bench, she falls into a loop of being peered at by secret cameras. In each cycle, she transforms from fearful self-questioning to unshakable defiance.