zi

zi

Kogonada / 2026 / 99 min. / USA, Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, a young violinist named Zi (Michelle Mao) struggles with her memory while enigmatic visions of her future self haunt her. She meets a stranger named Elle (Haley Lu Richardson), whom she recognizes from these visions. Together, they spend the day walking Hong Kong’s streets and are soon joined by Min (Jin Ha), a researcher at the local neurology center. As the day turns to night and night turns to dawn, Zi must reconcile the increasingly overlapping realities of her past, present, and future selves. The latest feature from Kogonada, the acclaimed director of After Yang and Columbus, zi is a beguiling meditation on memory, time, and human connection.

  • Director

    Kogonada

  • Cast

    Michelle Mao, Haley Lu Richardson, Jin Ha

  • "An instant classic."

    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker

  • “Bold, beautiful, and beguiling. Michelle Mao crafts what ought to be a breakout performance for the ages.”

    — Chase Hutchinson, TheWrap

  • "Fascinating, at times even rapturous."

    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture

  • “'Zi's' chief pleasure are ambient... If the images weren't so arresting to look at, it could often be absorbed with eyes closed.”

    — Guy Lodge, Variety
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