https://hanazhang.com Hana Zhang Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:51:34 +0000 https://hanazhang.com en https://hanazhang.com/Footless-Studio-1 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:02:54 +0000 Hana Zhang https://hanazhang.com/Footless-Studio-1 https://hanazhang.com/about-Footless Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:44:44 +0000 Hana Zhang https://hanazhang.com/about-Footless About&nbsp; Footless Studio is a Shanghai-based stop-motion studio exploring the poetic and material possibilities of handcrafted animation. Founded by filmmakers and visual artists Hana Zhang and Eugene Lee, the studio positions stop-motion not only as a technique but as a contemporary artistic gesture—where touch, texture, and the micro-politics of everyday life become central narrative forces. <img width="1000" height="675" width_o="1000" height_o="675" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/13a099207ea57612e94f9b7ebf692a728f0310e9cf01c90174dd225a67df164f/profile-copy.jpg" data-mid="244013053" border="0" data-scale="54" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/13a099207ea57612e94f9b7ebf692a728f0310e9cf01c90174dd225a67df164f/profile-copy.jpg" />Hana Zhang www.hanazhang.com <img width="1009" height="1010" width_o="1009" height_o="1010" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da9d04228814a987c8aa665cc4bdbbbd79fb863f89c8152eaaeeaad28f72e62e/72662499_2960372333976286_5702469113016745984_n.jpg" data-mid="244013052" border="0" data-scale="36" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/da9d04228814a987c8aa665cc4bdbbbd79fb863f89c8152eaaeeaad28f72e62e/72662499_2960372333976286_5702469113016745984_n.jpg" />Eugene Leewww.uuueugene.com Hana Works 《Dear Kankan》｜2025, 17min&nbsp; IFFR 2026 (Short &amp; Medium Length), East Asia of Tomorrow Award (MISFF 2025), &nbsp; Jury Selection (Feinaki Beijing 2025)&nbsp;《F the Journey》｜2025, 6min &nbsp; Commissioned stop-motion short for Jackson Yee’s 2025 concert tour.《Pain Series》｜social media reels series&nbsp; surpassed 100M views across platforms. 《Pet Paradise》feature film｜90min, in pre-production&nbsp; selected in HKIFF’s IDP program(2024), received Chinese Young Director Project’s Fund (2022) https://hanazhang.com/work Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:51:34 +0000 Hana Zhang https://hanazhang.com/work <img width="2268" height="3402" width_o="2268" height_o="3402" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/74748cd36228171d5232e495bc7db7c93389ff486bd7ba0cda14064eae8e0a86/3.jpg" data-mid="244014763" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/74748cd36228171d5232e495bc7db7c93389ff486bd7ba0cda14064eae8e0a86/3.jpg" /> <img width="2268" height="3402" width_o="2268" height_o="3402" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ebbdc1ed554bd03c57a9b80e219c5b914317d5096d51cc7a462834153e2d4441/29.jpg" data-mid="244014764" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ebbdc1ed554bd03c57a9b80e219c5b914317d5096d51cc7a462834153e2d4441/29.jpg" /> <img width="2268" height="3402" width_o="2268" height_o="3402" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f18ddc6b93bce24d9d7f470dd4b45d138df339f45048d3e607b55522173bfeb1/31.jpg" data-mid="244014765" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f18ddc6b93bce24d9d7f470dd4b45d138df339f45048d3e607b55522173bfeb1/31.jpg" /> <img width="1587" height="2245" width_o="1587" height_o="2245" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/61274d0099d134fe4d5bdc4c58d5c89139704b37d6332d874b4f6038f70813b1/---1-1.jpg" data-mid="244014761" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/61274d0099d134fe4d5bdc4c58d5c89139704b37d6332d874b4f6038f70813b1/---1-1.jpg" /> <img width="4961" height="7016" width_o="4961" height_o="7016" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7540faae35914b3f6dbc3025ee6edbbae77d72b4c1dad600040f72e9a69a2ea2/---8.png" data-mid="244014762" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7540faae35914b3f6dbc3025ee6edbbae77d72b4c1dad600040f72e9a69a2ea2/---8.png" /> https://hanazhang.com/contact Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:33:59 +0000 Hana Zhang https://hanazhang.com/contact Contact Let’s connect!our studio Shanghai ︎footless1227@gmail.com︎https://vimeo.com/footless ︎@footless_studio <img width="1920" height="1280" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a8866b75c12a6757b3e8f3c94d9bec17f79cac7700afe46f471287dd065ade05/WechatIMG20112.jpg" data-mid="244013827" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a8866b75c12a6757b3e8f3c94d9bec17f79cac7700afe46f471287dd065ade05/WechatIMG20112.jpg" /> https://hanazhang.com/About Thu, 25 Jun 2020 04:56:32 +0000 Hana Zhang https://hanazhang.com/About Hey. I’m Hana. I’m an artist and writer currently living in Shanghai. I’m preparing for my stop motion feature PET PARADISE. Email: hanazhang27@gmail.com ︎ Bio Hana Zhang is a visual artist, filmmaker and writer in Shanghai. She graduated with an MFA in Advanced Photographic Studies from the International Center of Photography-Bard College, New York in 2020.&nbsp;Hana is a member of the Aardman Academy in the UK. She is also a winner of CFDG young director support program in 2022. Her works have been exhibited at Mana Contemporary, International Center of Photography, Museum of Moving Image, Feinaki Beijing Festival, Athens Animfest and First International Film Xining. https://hanazhang.com/cv Fri, 12 Mar 2021 07:57:03 +0000 Hana Zhang https://hanazhang.com/cv Born in Shenyang, China Lives and works in Shanghaihanazhang27@gmail.com Education 2011 B.A.&nbsp; &nbsp; English language and literature, Shanghai International Studies University, China 2020 M.F.A. Advanced Photographic Studies, Bard College, US2023 Aardman stop motion Industry Training Program, Aardman Academy, UK Professional Experience 2020-2021 &nbsp; &nbsp; Co-founder, Fluff Fluff Space. Brooklyn, NY. 2019-2021 &nbsp; &nbsp; Instructor, Mono No Aware. Brooklyn, NY. 2018-present.&nbsp; &nbsp; Instructor, Tim’s Photography Workshop, China. 2023&nbsp; Co-founder, Footless(无足轻重）Studio. Shanghai, China. Awards 2022 CDFG Young Director Support Program winner, China. 2018 Festival MAP Toulouse 2018 winner, France.2018 Three Shadows Photography Awards finalist, China.2018 Women seen by women finalist, the Gala Awards, Spain.2017 Portraits-Hellerau Photography Award finalist, Germany.2017 Celeste contemporary art prize 2nd winner in Photography, England.2017 PDN’s 7th Annual Exposure Photography Awards winner, U.S. Solo Exhibition 2020 Fluff Fluff Space, Pet Paradise. Brooklyn, NY. July. 2020 ICP Bard MFA studios, Little Tiny Visions. Long Island City, NY, March. Selected Group Exhibition 2021 Times Art Museum, From Checkers to Complex Systems. &nbsp; March 13- June 13 2021 A.I.R. Gallery 14th Biennial, Calling the Flowers.January 8- March14 2020 Foley Gallery, ICP-Bard College MFA group show, September 23-29. 2020 SHIM Art Network, The SHIM/Masters Show, Artsy, July to September. 2020 2020 Carriage Trade Gallery, Social Photography VIII, August 5- September 20. 2020 Mana Contemporary Digital Open House, NJ, June 25-28.2019 Museum of Moving Image, GAMEplay/ARTplay GAME NIGHT, New York, November.2019 International Center of Photography, Slidefest 2019, New York. 2019 NY Art Book Fair, A room of her own, September.2018 abC Art Book Fair, A room of her own, Beijing, June.2018 Festival MAP Toulouse exhibition, A room of her own, May 4-30.2018 Three Shadows Photography Awards finalist exhibition,Beijing, March to May.2018 Portraits exhibition of Hellerau, Germany, Feb.2017 Celeste prize exhibition, OXO Tower Wharf, London, October. Publication 2018 February, A Room of Her Own, Gluggaveeur Press. 2020 But No One was Swimming in the Pool, ICP-Bard. Text2022 CDFG Young Director Support Program, 2022 Musée Magazine feature “Triggered”. 2020 Mana Contemporary feature “Artist at Mana”: Surface of Fiction. 2020 #HussleLab Spotlight Artist, May, 2020. Interview with Three Shadows on photo book A Room of Her Own, TrueArt, 2018. https://hanazhang.com/Front-Page Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:34:35 +0000 Hana Zhang https://hanazhang.com/Front-Page A pig faced girl makes a birthday wish to be beautiful, but finds herself becoming a real pig in an animal plastic surgery hospital..... https://hanazhang.com/About-this-Film Fri, 28 Jul 2023 06:30:24 +0000 Hana Zhang https://hanazhang.com/About-this-Film About This Film <img width="3000" height="4501" width_o="3000" height_o="4501" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/48d981ee2cd7ee904529d6c24e0b8927d1e3453b43a91c2d60f2c8014d9758aa/IDP_PetParadise_Postervertical-.jpg" data-mid="201194335" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/48d981ee2cd7ee904529d6c24e0b8927d1e3453b43a91c2d60f2c8014d9758aa/IDP_PetParadise_Postervertical-.jpg" /> Title: Pet Paradise Executive Producer: Wang Hongwei Producer: Song Dafa Director: Hana Zhang Screenwriter: Hana Zhang / Eugene Lee Director of Photography: Eugene Lee Genre: Stop-motion Animation Language: Chinese Length: 85 mins “We want to tell a story of a world where animal characters want to do plastic surgeries, and to discuss about the widespread appearance anxiety and identity issues. By using the form of stop motion and clay puppets, we are excited to bring both fantasy and realism into the utopian world.” https://hanazhang.com/Lead-Character Sun, 27 Nov 2022 08:17:18 +0000 Hana Zhang https://hanazhang.com/Lead-Character Lead Character <img width="636" height="900" width_o="636" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3f99a85bea8fcf6b15e896436ba41df0bd851838103bbc053637dc85e77ad528/peggy_final_s.png" data-mid="186321815" border="0" data-scale="69" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/636/i/3f99a85bea8fcf6b15e896436ba41df0bd851838103bbc053637dc85e77ad528/peggy_final_s.png" />PEGGY A pig faced girl. As the eldest daughter in her family, she’s neglected since childhood. She has an ordinary appearance, a slightly fat body, and a pig face. An introvert with low self-esteem, but in her heart, she is eager to be liked and be the center of other’s attention, which makes her a jealous person. <img width="595" height="832" width_o="595" height_o="832" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/13c81a668b44cfddd8e5a68406b4103b08f12968386872cc068178a5f63c8f24/gustav_s.png" data-mid="186321817" border="0" data-scale="71" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/595/i/13c81a668b44cfddd8e5a68406b4103b08f12968386872cc068178a5f63c8f24/gustav_s.png" />GUSTAV An old snake with 8 legs. On the surface, he is a chef selling pizza in his egg-shaped food truck, but in fact he is a smuggler roaming around Bellapolis. He has an eccentric personality due to his childhood trauma, which makes him seldom express his true feelings. He has been lonely all his life, his only wish is not to be treated as a villain anymore. <img width="589" height="837" width_o="589" height_o="837" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4ad89670df763c7e8b8c9dab38d2a179f01a90056dc92e23e5a4015fd504cc42/bleach_s.png" data-mid="186321816" border="0" data-scale="71" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/589/i/4ad89670df763c7e8b8c9dab38d2a179f01a90056dc92e23e5a4015fd504cc42/bleach_s.png" /> BLEACH A spotted rabbit. The youngest child of the White Rabbit family, whom is excluded because of his spots. He is Peggy's roommate in Pet Paradise. A thick-headed mind who wants to become a citizen of Bellapolis but accidentally blind himself during bleaching process. Character Relationship Map <img width="1680" height="945" width_o="1680" height_o="945" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/48b1e946fdcf2dd85dee12c83e8d07aae5c6d2d3a2767524404d8a655761ae9c/_6.0_--1.png" data-mid="186532254" border="0" data-scale="96" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/48b1e946fdcf2dd85dee12c83e8d07aae5c6d2d3a2767524404d8a655761ae9c/_6.0_--1.png" /> https://hanazhang.com/World-of-Pet-Paradise Fri, 28 Jul 2023 09:02:55 +0000 Hana Zhang https://hanazhang.com/World-of-Pet-Paradise World of Pet Paradise The Transformation: Pet Paradise A plastic surgery hospital for animals. Human beings who hates themselves enter this world as animal characters. They will have a total transformation here and the winners will become the citizen of the BELLAPOLIS. <img width="1024" height="1024" width_o="1024" height_o="1024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80442e5766d378e420bb28821885bfb504575225f265dddb6da58a54c9f2a953/lee985094_hospital_building_in_the_style_of_modernist_gridssurr_f81aee65-d435-4e94-a015-e64f00701491.png" data-mid="186747681" border="0" data-scale="73" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/80442e5766d378e420bb28821885bfb504575225f265dddb6da58a54c9f2a953/lee985094_hospital_building_in_the_style_of_modernist_gridssurr_f81aee65-d435-4e94-a015-e64f00701491.png" /> <img width="2000" height="1395" width_o="2000" height_o="1395" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5eb8dc42daf5562c57a84a7f4e2b786ef1988ff80d5b2232817018052d9aae6e/img20220120_04235363-copy.jpg" data-mid="186563850" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5eb8dc42daf5562c57a84a7f4e2b786ef1988ff80d5b2232817018052d9aae6e/img20220120_04235363-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="843" width_o="1500" height_o="843" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c06ef8634637d86c6a3d641302bb945573becac8555f7bfbec71611f33138d91/6-copy.jpg" data-mid="186751525" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c06ef8634637d86c6a3d641302bb945573becac8555f7bfbec71611f33138d91/6-copy.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1123" width_o="2000" height_o="1123" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e987c84d96dfe17987440a735f5a31b53afa6634d1ad99bc63714924ea2ca2d9/.jpg" data-mid="186751451" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e987c84d96dfe17987440a735f5a31b53afa6634d1ad99bc63714924ea2ca2d9/.jpg" /> <img width="1454" height="1030" width_o="1454" height_o="1030" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a24470eca032eb75b93677e916c0dad8e2e856c2b6997149de32d1ae91bac0eb/sketch3.jpg" data-mid="186751597" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a24470eca032eb75b93677e916c0dad8e2e856c2b6997149de32d1ae91bac0eb/sketch3.jpg" /> <img width="1443" height="1033" width_o="1443" height_o="1033" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4aa6c6651ec3d45905d68886ce654ef11f8d39e5898a5a480c9c5e8a39b8b4fc/sketch1.jpg" data-mid="186751595" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4aa6c6651ec3d45905d68886ce654ef11f8d39e5898a5a480c9c5e8a39b8b4fc/sketch1.jpg" /> <img width="1452" height="1021" width_o="1452" height_o="1021" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/feb9737494a1c8af40a7408ebf40385c5c57ac8f7bdc2213d4d0866e0186016c/sketch2.jpg" data-mid="186751596" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/feb9737494a1c8af40a7408ebf40385c5c57ac8f7bdc2213d4d0866e0186016c/sketch2.jpg" /> The Brave New World: Bellapolis Bellapolis is the ultimate practice for beauty. 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