‘Susu’ has met many audiences through film festivals worldwide, including in the competition section at the 43rd Montreal World Film Festival and the 44th Seattle International Film Festival. The popularity of Susu is also indicated through the box-office success, in April 2018, at the 8th Beijing International Film Festival, three screenings were sold out in 20 seconds within the opening of box-office, while also receiving two full house audiences at 18th East End Film Festival. Susu’s journey has been covered by more than 20 news outlet with more than 100 articles in China, the UK and beyond.
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Festival of Fantastic Films, Pendulum Hotel, Manchester 2022
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British Chinese Film Day, British Film Institute, London, 27 January 2019
Cinker Cinema Exclusive Screening, Beijing, 2 January 2019
London Screening, 15.15 Sunday 27 January 2019, NFT3, BFI Southbank, London
“Close observation of the dark side of humanities… one mansion in two time period, numerous little secrets and plot-twist provide the one hundred minutes full of excitement…”
Muwei’r
“A sadness as seen in films of Shunji Iwai and a suspense as seen in films of Hitchcock…”
Deep Focus, Director at San Diego Int’l Film Festival 2018
“A reminder of just how far atmosphere, mystery, and style can carry a movie…”
Film Threat, California Premiere at San Diego Int’l Film Festival, 13 Oct 2018
“Layered with mystery and uncertainty”
Nightmarish Conjurings, Award Giving Ceremony, Cardiff Int’l Film Festival 2018
“A metaphor and sadness that interacts between the two generations”
Screening Room No.10., Cardiff Int’l Film Festival, Best Fictional Feature 2018
“Susu, the assured and alluring feature directorial debut of Yixi Sun, is a reminder of just how far atmosphere, mystery, and style can carry a movie…Sun clearly has a fine handle on the Hitchcockian perversities of her narrative and an eye for arresting images (particularly those involving objects of Chinese culture and vintage cinema), and, overall, Susu seems to signal great things to come – for its creator, if not for the doomed and disturbed characters it revolves around.”
By Nick Rocco Scalia
FILM THREAT
“The London-based, Chinese born-and-raised Sun credits British horror director Norman J. Warren as a mentor, which is cool, but Susu is a much lusher and atmospheric film. It is just a lot of fun, like watching a stately Jane Eyre adaptation turn into a Giallo.”
By Joe Bendel
JB SPINS
“In Yixi Sun’s Susu, love isn’t always a bed of roses… SUSU Features a Lethal Love Triangle.”
By Tamika Jones
DAILY DEAD
“Shot at historical sites-including a 16th century English mansion and the old house of Charlie Chaplin and his mother-Susu is a classic British psychological thriller with a stylish international twist from first-time writer/director Yixi Sun.”
By Broadway World
“When I sat down to watch this movie, I had horror on my mind although it turned out to be more of a throwback style psychological thriller complete with some seriously dysfunctional family drama. That being said, there were still some elements of horror woven in and the movie is still very creepy and has a dark, Gothic feel which gave it a nice variety overall. “
By Marc Morin
TWOOHSIX
“It’s a different experience from all the mainstream films that are hyped up and you already know a good chunk about the characters and can even guess what may happen… If you love films about creepy houses with bizarre and unsettling family dynamics that are layered with mystery and uncertainty, watch SUSU.”
By Nightmarish Conjurings
Seattle International Film Festival review
‘Susu’ at the 44th Seattle International Film Festival
‘Susu’ at the Marché du Film, Cannes, May 2018
European Premiere at the 18th East End Film Festival
UK Chinese Times: A thrilling new take about students studying overseas
UK Chinese Times: A thrilling new take about students studying overseas… Very close to the experiences of Chinese students studying in the UK.
Q&A at Richmix London at the 18th East End Film Festival
Trailer showcase at the 7th Chinese Visual Festival, British Film Institute (BFI)
Audio / Susu Interview: Director Yixi Sun at “央广文艺”
Susu Interview: Director Yixi Sun at “央广文艺：孙一曦导演做客晚高峰” 主持人董彬、王林
Video / CCTV 6 China Film Report: Zhong Guo Dian Ying Bao Dao
Video / Susu – Cast and crew on the 8th BJIFF Opening Night
Video / CNC News – ‘Susu’ Feature
Video / Interview: BBC China & director Yixi Sun
Video / CNC News – ‘Susu’ Feature part two
Screening Room No.10 / Di Shi Fang Ying Shi
Screening Room No.10 / Di Shi Fang Ying Shi: About two generations of Chinese women living in the UK, from Kunqu Opera star 28 years ago to the
Deep Focus / Shen Jiao: Under the facade of a thriller, ‘Susu’ presents a poignant love story entangled with complicated family relationship…
Deep Focus / Shen Jiao: Under the facade of a thriller, ‘Susu’ presents a poignant love story entangled with complicated family
Muwei’r: Close observation of the dark side of humanities…
Muwei’r: Close observation of the dark side of humanities… one mansion in two time period, numerous little secrets and plot-twist provide
China Film Report / Zhong Guo Dian Ying Bao Dao: UK based Chinese director Yixi Sun attends the 8th BJIFF with debut feature film Susu.
China Film Report / Zhong Guo Dian Ying Bao Dao: UK based Chinese director Yixi Sun attends the 8th BJIFF with debut feature film Susu.
Asian Premiere at 8th Beijing International Film Festival
Red Carpet, ‘Susu’ Cast and crew at the 8th Beijing International Film Festival
‘Susu’ at the Beijing Film Market, April 2018
Susu at the European Film Market, Berlinale 2018
The Hollywood Reporter: Susu at the European Film Market
Screen Daily: The buzz titles from the UK at the AFM
“Some of the hottest projects available to buyers at the American Film Market”
Screen Daily: Parkland Pictures to handle sales for Montreal selection ‘Susu’ (exclusive)
Screen Daily: London-based company Parkland Pictures have acquired worldwide sales rights to Montreal official selection feature Susu.
BBC China: ‘Thriller Reverie: the attraction of British old mansion’
London based Chinese female director Yixi Sun completed her feature film debut ‘Susu’. Written and directed by her, Yixi considers this film as
Xinhua News Agency: Chinese new director’s production enters the Montreal World Film Festival’
Susu will premiere at the 41st Montreal World Film Festival, having been selected to appear in the First Film World Competition section.
Weipaipian: ‘Female director Yixi Sun’s debut selected by the Montreal World Film Festival’
The main shooting location is an English heritage mansion built in the 16 century, together with the millennium bridge on the Thames, the
China News Agency: ‘Several films directed by Chinese directors gains selection at the 41st Montreal World Film Festival’
While the film is infused with suspense, ‘Susu’ has many gestures to the history of cinema.
Netease Entertainment: ‘Yixi Sun’s film gains selection at the 41th Montreal World Film Festival’
Filming locations include a remote British countryside mansion, the Cinema Museum in London, and the British Film Institute Southbank. The film
Sina Entertainment: ‘Female director Yixi Sun’s debut selected by the Montreal World Film Festival’
The international cooperation is reflected in all parts of the filmmaking. The British producer of the film Norman J Warren is an famous and
China Daily: ‘Directorial debut gains selection at festival’
Having long admired the style of British independent film-making in 1960s and 1970s – keen psychological observations, complex characters and
Netease Entertainment: ‘Yixi Sun’s film gains selection at the 41th Montreal World Film Festival’
With the aim of telling a good story, the film incorporated many cultural elements of both China and UK. The organic combination of the two is a