Gods Are watching

拜拜, 拜拜

Malaysia | In Post-Production | Drama | 100min (tbc)

Director: YESIR

Screenwriter: ZHONG Pinghong, YESIR

Producer: YESIR , HUANG Titi

DOP: WANG Jiehong

Editing Supervisor: YE Xiang

Art Director：SHI Zhidong, CHEN Zuoping, GUO Jianwei

Sound: LI Danfeng

Music: Electric Cherry

Starring: Nina Paw, YUAN Liguo, XUE Qing, YE Qingfeng, XING Fengyi, GONG Beibi

导演：叶谦

编剧：钟平红、叶谦

制片人：叶谦、踢替

摄影指导：王階宏

剪辑指导：叶翔

美术师：史志东、程作平、郭建伟

声音设计：李丹枫

音乐：电气樱桃

主演：鲍起静、袁利国、薛晴、叶清风、幸封燚、龚蓓苾

Logline

In Quanzhou, a historic city where diverse faiths live in harmony, a pious old woman wavers three times in her faith in gods. When faiths clash, a dramatic play lies in store.

Festival&Award

2025 Moscow International Film Festival

– Official Selection

Director's Note

Delving into the erosion of faith within China's rapidly evolving economy, the film poignantly reflects upon the struggles faced by the elderly and their families, serving as a poignant commentary on contemporary social issues. Due to China's strict religious policy and cultural and ideological control, the film was unable to pass the censorship. Despite all these obstacles, "Gods Are Watching" still bestowed with the prestigious "Best Film" award at the Works in Progress (WIP) segment of the 2023 Shanghai International Film Festival, affirming its status as a bold, authentic, and thought-provoking cinematic masterpiece from a visionary new director.

YESIR

Yesir was born in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, in 1987. He is a young director from the mainland of China known for his crossover careers, while focusing primarily on fashion design. Yesir has won the Best Women's Fashion Design award of ESMOD International (China), and was recognized in a piece by CNN for fashion design.

In 2016, Yesir was selected as 30 Under 30 Asia (The Arts) by Forbes Magazine. Yesir sees film as a fusion of various art forms. In 2015, out of his love for cinema, he chose to study in the literature department of Beijing Film Academy.

KOALI&RICE, his debut as a screenwriter/director, was selected to Moscow International Film Festival, Pingyao International Film Festival and many others. GODS ARE WATCHING is Yesir's second feature film.