Hu Bo
Hu Bo (; 20 July 1988 – 12 October 2017), also known by his pen name Hu Qian (), was a Chinese novelist and film director, best known for his only feature film "An Elephant Sitting Still" (2018), which garnered widespread praise from critics. He died by suicide on 12 October 2017 at the age of 29, soon after he finished that film. Early life. Born in 1988 in Jinan, Shandong, China, Hu Bo graduated from Beijing Film Academy with a degree in Film Directing in 2014. Career. Bo's short film "Distant Father" (2014) won Best Director at the 4th  Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival. His two novels "Huge Crack" and "Bullfrog", were both published in 2017. The production of his first feature "An Elephant Sitting Still" (2018), based on a story with the same title from his 2017 novel "Huge Crack", began in July 2016. He took his own life soon after finishing the film on 12 October 2017 at the age of 29, making it his first and last feature film. According to reports, his death was due to conflicts over the film with his producers Liu Xuan and Wang Xiaoshuai.