Shoot Self with You / Human Surrender
Directed by He Fa, co-created with the entire cast and crew
Glossary
Non-sovereign spectatorship: what it means
Also：非主权观看 · 观看不等于拥有 · Watching without possession
To see another person does not grant ownership of their meaning. Non-sovereign spectatorship asks the viewer to remain close without turning partial understanding into a final verdict.
Source：P4 Theater’s He Fa page (quoted)
See it on screen
Read further
- Imaging with You: the unowned second person and non-sovereign spectatorship (2026-06-09)
- The Camera Is an Address · Substack · 2026-08-10
- Don't Complete Me: From Evangelion to Human Surrender · Substack · 2026-07-14
- After the Credits, Who Still Speaks for Them? · Substack · 2026-07-14
- Human Surrender Is Not About Surrender · Substack · 2026-07-14
- The Camera Is Not a Window but an Address · Substack · 2026-07-14
- How Human Surrender Points Back at Us · Substack · 2026-07-14
- A Film Without an Outside: The Referential Contract of Human Surrender · Substack · 2026-07-14
Related video pages
Shoot Self with You (English Subtitles) Chinese Experimental Film / Directed by He FaVideo page · 2:36:23
How Is an Intimate Scene Filmed? | Jiarui × Ricky — Shoot Self with YouVideo page · 52:22
Intimate Scene Rehearsal: Jiarui & Ricky (Part 4) | Shoot Self with You — P4 TheaterVideo page · 35:01
Who Sets the Boundary? — Raw Intimacy Rehearsal | Shoot Self with YouVideo page · 30:25
镜头为什么不关？｜Why Does the Camera Keep Rolling? — Shoot Self with YouVideo page · 28:41
Who Controls the Camera in an Intimate Scene?Video page · 7:33Where this idea appears: the experimental film / documentary Shoot Self with You, Iceberg (intimate live theatre).
Related topics：Experimental documentary · Independent theatre in Beijing
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Iceberg
A small office and fifteen spectators: spatial proximity becomes part of the work.