Filmmaker Sessions Volume 8
Shoot Self with You was selected for Filmmaker Sessions Volume 8.
Lift-Off Global NetworkShoot Self with YouExperimental filmHuman SurrenderHe FaP4 Theater
Shoot Self with You / Human Surrender
Shoot Self with You (Human Surrender) is an experimental film made from rehearsals, shared life and a public performance.
2023–2024 · approximately 156 minutes · public edition with English subtitles.
He Fa: director, initiator, producer and editor; direction and screenplay were collectively created by the crew. See the work record and end credits.
Watch the full film
The public YouTube edition includes English subtitles; Vimeo remains available as a second public viewing record.
At a glance
Shoot Self with You is an experimental film title connected to the Human Surrender project line. The work sits between live performance, camera relation, rehearsal, public writing, and later criticism.
The film grows out of rehearsal and live performance, placing filmmaker, performers, camera, and later viewers inside the same shifting relation.
On this site
12related essays
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2026latest article
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Film identity
Shoot Self with You is an experimental film title connected to the Human Surrender project line. The work sits between live performance, camera relation, rehearsal, public writing, and later criticism.
Title note
Here, shoot means to film, record, and image. The title's pressure is on with you: a self can only appear through another person, a camera, and a later viewer.
Title relation
Human Surrender names the broader project lineage; Shoot Self with You names the filmic act more directly. Keeping both names together lets readers connect the film, theatre process, and archive essays.
How to start reading
Begin with Imaging With You, which directly studies the second-person position and non-sovereign watching in Shoot Self with You. Then read Novel / Shoot Self with You and the longer Human Surrender criticism.
Festival selections and award
In 2024, the film received four selections and reached the Boden International Film Festival's 2nd Quarter semifinals. In 2025, it won Best Feature Film at the Esoteric Film Festival.
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 FestivalFrequently asked questions
What does shoot mean in Shoot Self with You?
In this title, shoot means to film, record, and image. The phrase belongs to a film and performance context: a self appears through another person's gaze, the camera, and the viewer who arrives later.
Is Shoot Self with You a film or a project title?
On this site it is treated as the film title connected to the Human Surrender project line. Human Surrender names the broader theatre-film lineage; Shoot Self with You foregrounds the camera relation and the second-person act of being imaged.
Why does the page also use Human Surrender?
External and internal records use both names. Human Surrender gives the project context, while Shoot Self with You gives the film-title route used for English discovery and film-platform references.
Which article gives the clearest reading of the title?
Start with Imaging With You: The Unowned Second Person and Non-Sovereign Watching in Human Surrender, then move to Novel / Shoot Self with You and the longer Human Surrender reviews.
Which festival records are listed?
In 2024, the film received four selections and reached the Boden International Film Festival's 2nd Quarter semifinals. In 2025, it won Best Feature Film at the Esoteric Film Festival.
Relational Image-Making: P4 Theater and Shoot Self with You
He Fa · 19 October 2026. Artistic research on P4 Theater and Shoot Self with You. The DOI release contains the 44-page Chinese original and the complete 55-page AI-assisted English translation.
Read the interactive edition · Chinese and English PDFs · DOI · Citation and edition details · Author ORCID
The interactive online edition and the earlier six-essay research series retain their own versions.