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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.
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Brandon Yu New York Times 5 hrs ago
This isn’t so much a return to indie roots as it is the purest distillation of Kogonada’s consistent preoccupations: connections between lost souls, an existentialism both mournful and precious, seeing life as moments that continue to pass us by. Go to Full Review
Jacob Oller AV Club 1 day ago
C
Zi might be nothing like [Kogonada's] first studio film, but it’s frankly not much of anything at all, so insubstantial as to dissipate into thin air. Go to Full Review
Anzhe Zhang Slant Magazine 5 days ago
2.5/4
Zi feels as much about Kogonada re-embracing the joys of indie filmmaking as it is about telling any specific story. Go to Full Review
Lexi Amoriello Movie Recs by Lex Jul 9, 2026
It’s a beautiful, lyrical, and creative endeavor, but it feels hollow and leaves its actors floundering with little to work with. Go to Full Review
Wael Khairy The Cairo Scene May 11, 2026
It reaches for something greater than itself. And even when it doesn’t fully grasp it, the attempt is genuinely moving. Go to Full Review
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Kogonada

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Michelle Mao

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Haley Lu Richardson

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Jin Ha

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Kogonada

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Chung An

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Synopsis 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
Producer
Chung An, Christopher Radcliff, Benjamin Loeb, Kogonada, Haley Lu Richardson, Michelle Mao, Jin Ha
Screenwriter
Kogonada
Distributor
Grasshopper Film
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 6, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 39m
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