Lam Can-zhao, a Chinese filmmaker born in 1994, made his directorial debut at the age of 20 with THE DOG, a low-budget feature film that brought him into the spotlight. In 2023, he produced, wrote, and edited the short film, A Bright Sunny Day, which was selected for LA CINEF at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. In 2024, his short film, A Summer's End Poem, for which he served as writer, director, producer, and editor, won Best Short Film at the 74th Berlinale Generation Kplus Competition.