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Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way

Director

Hao Zhou

Executive Producer

Caitlin Mae Burke

Producers

Tyler Hill, Merrill Sterritt, Carlo Velayo

Editors

Hao Zhou, Tyler Hill

Cinematographer

Hao Zhou

Having built a colorful queer life in Iowa, an aspiring costume designer visits their island homeland of Guam to make costumes for a children’s theatre while reconnecting with distanced parents.

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Hao Zhou

Director, Wouldn't Make It Any Other Way

Hao Zhou is a filmmaker originally from southwest China, currently based in Ohio. Zhou’s films include narrative, nonfiction, and experimental works that explore queer experiences in Asia and the Asian diaspora. Past works include The Night (2014, Berlinale), Frozen Out (2021, Student Academy Award gold medal winner, BFI Flare, Frameline), Future Flowers (2022, Images Festival), and Here, Hopefully (2023, PBS, Outfest, Big Sky, BlackStar).