Sunken Plum (2017) is an award-winning Chinese-Spanish short film by Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi. This poetic LGBTQ+ drama explores gender identity, family, and human rights across modern and rural China.

This film is also available as part of the "Invisible Chengdu Trilogy" and "The Complet...

“Floating Melon (2015)” (“Fu Guo”) is a Chinese-Spanish short film by award-winning filmmakers Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi, known for their poetic and socially engaged cinema. The film represents the second chapter of the trilogy “Invisible Chengdu,” a series of stories set in Sichuan and spo...

“Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal” is a Chinese–Spanish short film by award-winning filmmakers Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi, known for their poetic and socially engaged cinema. The film marks their first project shot in China after their previous collaborations in the United States and represents...

Water Circles Under Cotton Clouds (2023) is a Spanish short film by award-winning filmmakers Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi, known for their poetic and socially engaged cinema.
Conceived as a narrative mosaic, the film interweaves multiple storylines that explore resistance, empathy, and the hum...

“Advent (2016, Ad-vientu)” is a Spanish–Chinese short film (2016) by award-winning filmmakers Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi, known for their poetic and socially engaged cinema.

This film is also available as part of the "Visions of Asturias" collection and "The Complete Works: Roberto F. Canut...

Desire Street” is an independent LGBTQ+ feature film written and directed by award-winning filmmakers Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi as their MFA graduation project at the New York Film Academy in Hollywood.

This film is also available as part of the "The NYFA Years – American Student Works (2...

A poetic queer short film by Roberto F. Canuto about a young postman and a gangster finding love and hope amid danger. Shot on Super 16mm at NYFA.

This film is also available as part of the "The NYFA Years – American Student Works (2010–2011)" and "The Complete Works: Roberto F. Canuto & Xu Xiao...

“Mei Mei” is a Chinese-American short film directed by Xu Xiaoxi and written by Roberto F. Canuto & Xu Xiaoxi during their MFA studies at the New York Film Academy in Hollywood.

This film is also available as part of the "The NYFA Years – American Student Works (2010–2011)" and "The Complete Wor...

Invisible Chengdu Trilogy is a Chinese LGBTQ+ short film collection by award-winning filmmakers Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi — a cornerstone of contemporary independent queer cinema.

Composed of Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013), Floating Melon (2015), and Sunken Plum (2017), the trilogy p...

A poetic duology by Roberto F. Canuto & Xu Xiaoxi
(“Advent / Ad-vientu” & “Water Circles Under Cotton Clouds”)

Visions of Asturias brings together two award-winning short films that capture the poetic and emotional essence of northern Spain — a land of mist, faith, memory, and rebellion. Through...

The NYFA Years – American Student Works brings together three award-winning films directed by Roberto F. Canuto & Xu Xiaoxi during their studies at the New York Film Academy in Hollywood.

Shot on Super 16mm film, these works — cortometrajes Mei Mei (2010) & Toto Forever (2010), and the feature f...

The Complete Works: Roberto F. Canuto & Xu Xiaoxi (2010–2023)

A full anthology celebrating thirteen years of poetic, independent, and multicultural cinema by award-winning filmmakers Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi — a partnership defined by empathy, identity, and visual lyricism.

This edition ...