Chinese Satellite

After struggling with finding his place in the social sphere of a Midwest University, Wang, a Chinese student, finds himself at a farmhouse with a mysterious new friend and his party-animal roommates.

Drama | dir. 连誉程 Yucheng Lian | 2025

Chinese Satellite is a short film about foreignness, surveillance, loneliness, and the sky. We are more than excited to present this film captained by a close collaborator.

It’s currently in a festival run, but will be available to watch soon after!

Written, Directed, & Edited by:
连誉程 Yucheng Lian

Produced by:
David Guenthner
Corey Holl

1st Assistant Director:
Grace Koenig
马一航 Yihang Ma

Director of Photography:
David Guenthner

Production Design:
Jonathan Purnell

1st Assistant Camera:
Kristyn Dallmann

2nd Assistant Camera:
李今越 Jinn Li

Gaffer:
C Kessler

Grip:
Noah Giesler

Colorist:
陈越 Yue Chen (Steven)

DIT:
黎明晖 Minghui Li

Sound Designer:
林华嵩 Hwasong Lim

On-Set Sound Mixers:
James Kovaleski
Michael Hillson
Alejandro Dominguez

Boom Operators:
Alejandro Dominguez
Michael Hillson

Storyboard Artist:
张一鸣 Yiming Zhang

BTS Photography:
程双越 Shuangyue Cheng
C Kessler
Jonathan Purnell

Production Assistants:
程双越 Shuangyue Cheng
马一航 Yihang Ma
James Kovaleski

Wang
孙宁远 Ningyuan Sun

Marvin
Martin Berg

Peter
Blaise Russo

John
Corey Holl

Mikey
Michael Hillson

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