Completed documentary
A finished community film, with separate Chinese- and English-subtitled versions.
Dublin / Community documentary
Irish Chinese Chamber Choir
A 15-minute documentary about music, identity and belonging in Dublin, co-created with Zelong Jin. My contribution centred on the initial story structure, filming and feedback on the edit.
Watch the work ↘- Subject
- Irish Chinese Chamber Choir · Dublin
- Period
- Mar–Aug 2026
- My role
- Co-director
- Scope
- Story development, filming, edit feedback · 15-minute film
01 / The brief
Find the community story behind the performance.
The film follows a Chinese chamber choir in Dublin. Rather than treating the choir only as a performance subject, the documentary explores how rehearsals, personal experiences and shared music connect people with community and belonging.
02 / My contribution
Co-directing with clear individual responsibilities.
- Developed the initial script and narrative structure.
- Contributed to filming and the interview-led production.
- Guided creative development and editing through feedback to the co-director.
Zelong Jin led choir communication and shoot coordination, and handled editing, colour and subtitles. Creative direction and key production decisions were discussed together. This is a shared documentary credit.
03 / Strategy & execution
Let people and real locations shape the film.
Interview structure
Use members’ experiences to connect individual stories with the choir’s wider community role. Questions were adapted to the person being interviewed.
Production constraints
Work around rehearsal and performance schedules, limited space and existing light, while avoiding unnecessary disruption to the choir.
Material selection
Use narrative feedback to select moments that support the theme and the pace of a 15-minute film.
04 / Outcomes in context
What the project delivered.
Combined online views
Reported combined full-film views across Bilibili and Xiaohongshu; not deduplicated viewers.
05 / Selected creative work
See the finished work.
English-subtitled version · 15 minutes.
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