Taiwanese actress Shu Qi has wrapped production on her directorial debut — a project previously kept under wraps. Production company Mandarin Vision released a teaser image for the new film, titled Girl, along with a shot of Shu behind the camera during a recent location shoot.
Described as an original story written and directed by Shu, the film is scheduled for release in Asia sometime in 2025, according to the producers. It’s unclear whether Shu will also perform in Girl. Mandarin Vision declined to share additional information about the project.
Shu Qi on set for ‘Girl.
A fashion icon and favorite of both arthouse and commercial filmmakers across the Chinese-speaking world, Shu made her breakthrough in Taiwanese master Hou Hsiao-hsien’s 2001 feature Millennium Mambo. Later successes have included Feng Xiaogang’s If You Are the One (2008), Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013) from Stephen Chow, Gone with the Bullets (2014) by Jiang Wen, Wuershan’s blockbuster Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015) and Hou’s final feature The Assassin. She has won two Golden Horse Awards at home in Taiwan and three Hong Kong Film Awards, as well as served on the competition juries of the Berlin International Film Festival (2008), Cannes Film Festival (2009), and Venice Film Festival (2023).
“I am so happy that filming is wrapped. I look forward to sharing this film with audiences everywhere,” Shu said in a statement provided to the press on Tuesday.
Girl is executive produced by veteran Taiwanese producer Yeh Jufeng, who collaborated with Shu on the 2017 feature The Village of No Return. The new film is financed by Chinese companies CMC Entertainment, Wow Momentum, J.Q. Pictures, and Aranya Pictures.
The official teaser image for Shu Qi’s ‘Girl.’
