Shoot Self with You / Human Surrender
Directed by He Fa, co-created with the entire cast and crew
Glossary
The right to stop: what it means
Also：停下与退出的权利 · 停下也是参与的一部分 · Stopping is part of participation
A participatory work remains open only when people can pause, refuse, withdraw, and decide whether an image or story may continue beyond the encounter.
Source：P4 Theater’s He Fa page (quoted)
See it on screen
A Film Character Says “Stop.” What Changes Next?Video page · Short
When Someone Says “Stop”: 5 Things That Must ChangeYouTube · ShortRead 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
How Is an Intimate Scene Filmed? | Jiarui × Ricky — Shoot Self with YouVideo page · 52:22
Before an Intimate Scene: How Actors Learn to Trust | P4 TheaterVideo page · 10:03
The Director Called Cut — Rehearsal, Performance & AftercareVideo page · 1:34
Who Owns an Intimate Image? | Shoot Self with YouVideo page · 5:49Where this idea appears: the experimental film / documentary Shoot Self with You, Shixiang (one-to-one photography theatre).
Related topics：One-on-one theatre · Participatory theatre
Keep exploring: related works
Shixiang
Photographing and viewing alternate. Participants encounter their own image and decide whether it becomes public.