Hu Bo

Hu Bo
Born(1988-07-20)20 July 1988
Jinan, Shandong, China
Died12 October 2017(2017-10-12) (aged 29)
Beijing, China
Cause of deathSuicide
Alma materBeijing Film Academy
Occupations
  • Author
  • film director
Years active2014–2017

Hu Bo (Chinese: 胡波; 20 July 1988 – 12 October 2017), also known by his pen name Hu Qian (Chinese: 胡遷), was a Chinese novelist and film director, best known for his only feature film An Elephant Sitting Still (2018), which garnered widespread praise from critics. He died by suicide on 12 October 2017 at the age of 29, soon after he finished that film.[1]

  1. ^ Shackleton, Liz (15 February 2018). "Rediance picks up Hu Bo's An Elephant Sitting Still (exclusive)". Screen International. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.