Filmmaker Sessions Volume 8
Shoot Self with You was selected for Filmmaker Sessions Volume 8.
Lift-Off Global NetworkFestival journey
Shoot Self with You4 selectionsBoden semifinalistBest Feature Film 2025
Shoot Self with You: Festival Selections and Awards
Festival journey of Shoot Self with You, the Human Surrender film by He Fa: four selections and a Boden semifinal in 2024, followed by Best Feature Film at the 2025 Esoteric Film Festival.
Six positive festival results: four selections, one semifinal, and one Best Feature Film award.
2025
Best Feature Film
The festival's published 2025 winners list names Shoot Self with You, Fa He, China as Best Feature Film. TV Extra reports the same result as Best Esoteric Feature Film.
Festival
Esoteric Film Festival
Film titleShoot Self with You
2024 selections4
2024 semifinalBoden, 2nd Quarter
2025 awardBest Feature Film
Selections, semifinal and award
The 2024 route contains four selections and the Boden 2nd Quarter semifinal; the 2025 Esoteric result is the Best Feature Film award.
Boden International Film Festival - 2nd Quarter 2024
Shoot Self with You reached the semifinals of the Boden International Film Festival's 2nd Quarter 2024 edition.
Boden International Film FestivalLos Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival
Shoot Self with You was selected for the Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival.
Lift-Off Global NetworkLos Angeles Film and Documentary Awards - Summer 2024
The organiser's Summer 2024 selection lists Shoot Self with You and names Fa He as director and writer.
Los Angeles Film and Documentary AwardsTheaterFilmFest - FIKTIVA
Shoot Self with You was selected for TheaterFilmFest - FIKTIVA.
TheaterFilmFest - FIKTIVABest Feature Film - Shoot Self with You
The festival's 2025 winners page lists Shoot Self with You, Fa He, China as Best Feature Film.
Esoteric Film FestivalThe film's festival journey
2024: the film entered circulation
Filmmaker Sessions Volume 8, Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival, Los Angeles Film and Documentary Awards, and TheaterFilmFest - FIKTIVA selected the film; Boden listed it as a 2nd Quarter semifinalist.
2025: Best Feature Film
Esoteric Film Festival named Shoot Self with You, Fa He, China as Best Feature Film.
Three different results
Selected, Semifinalist, and Best Feature Film describe different stages. The page keeps those terms separate so the film's route can be read at a glance.
Frequently asked questions
What award did Shoot Self with You win?
It won Best Feature Film at the 2025 Esoteric Film Festival.
Which festivals selected the film in 2024?
Filmmaker Sessions Volume 8, Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival, Los Angeles Film and Documentary Awards (Summer), and TheaterFilmFest - FIKTIVA selected the film.
Where did the film reach the semifinals?
It was a Semifinalist in the Boden International Film Festival's 2nd Quarter 2024 edition.
Why is Human Surrender named on this page?
Human Surrender names the broader theatre-film project lineage; Shoot Self with You is the film title used by the festival and film-platform records.
Who is credited as director and writer?
The Los Angeles selection roster names Fa He as both director and writer. The P4 archive uses He Fa as the preferred English name, with Fa He retained as a searchable variant.
Where can the award result be read?
Open the Esoteric Film Festival winners page, then continue to TV Extra's report on the same festival result.