Journey to the West
Dashan Kong | 2021 | 112MINS | Mandarin
Overview
One UFO sighting after another proves false. He has to beg for money to keep his space-exploration magazine afloat. There are no messages in the TV static. Nevertheless, Tang Zhijun continues to believe in alien life forms and heads to the mountainous southwest of China, to investigate after watching a mysterious online video. He is accompanied by a drunk, a girl with insomnia, and a cynical staffer. For Tang, the moment of truth comes when they meet a young poet in a village, who says he is in contact with aliens.
Director Profile
Dashan Kong
孔大山，出生于中国，中国内地导演、编剧、演员，本科毕业于四川传媒学院，研究生毕业于北京电影学院。
2011年，执导个人首部短片《少年马力傲的烦恼》。2014年，担任剧情短片《长夜将尽》的导演。2015年，自编自导自演喜剧短片《法制未来时》。2017年，担任剧情短片《春天，老师们走了》的导演。2023年4月1日，执导的科幻喜剧电影《宇宙探索编辑部》上映，该片获得第5届平遥国际电影展藏龙单元最受欢迎影片，他凭借该片获得第13届青年电影手册年度盛典年度编剧、年度导演。