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A lone rider travels toward an ancient city at sunrise

Filmmaker · Production Creative

Barry (Songting) Wei

Narrative filmmaking, on-set production, and emerging visual storytelling.

Selected work

01 / Selected Work

Stories shaped through image, rhythm, and atmosphere.

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AI Wuxia Series · Episode 01

江湖之上Beyond the Reach of Sword

2026Episode 01
A masked swordswoman holding a blade in the rain

Written & Directed by Barry Wei

A cinematic experiment in AI-assisted storytelling, translating the physical language of live-action wuxia into a rain-soaked world of steel, shadow, and restrained movement.

  • Direction
  • Writing
  • AI Visual Development
  • Editing
02

Narrative Short · 10 min

Interval

202510 min
An open notebook with the words Lock The Door

Co-Directed by Barry Wei & Jianing Cai

A man with memory loss relies on a notebook to reconstruct his life—until its instructions lead him toward a truth he may not be able to bear.

  • Co-Direction
  • Narrative
  • Performance
  • Production

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A swordswoman stands silhouetted in a doorway
01Beyond the Reach of SwordAI Wuxia · 2026
Close-up portrait in falling rain
02Beyond the Reach of SwordAI Wuxia · 2026
A swordswoman stands between two crossed blades
03Beyond the Reach of SwordAI Wuxia · 2026
A figure stands in a dimly lit hallway
04IntervalNarrative Short · 2025
A man emerges from shadow beside a doorway
05IntervalNarrative Short · 2025
Barry Songting Wei in a warm-lit cinematic portraitBarry (Songting) Wei · Boston, MA

02 / About

A filmmaker grounded in both story and production.

Barry (Songting) Wei is a filmmaker and production creative completing a B.A. in Media Arts Production at Emerson College. His work moves between narrative filmmaking, on-set production, and AI-assisted visual storytelling.

He has supported content operations at Crazy Maple Studio and observed production workflows on a large-scale scripted television series in Hengdian—experience that informs a practical, audience-aware approach to visual storytelling.

BasedBoston, MA
EducationEmerson College · 2026
NextRelocating to Los Angeles
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03 / Contact

Let's make something worth watching.

Available for production and creative opportunitiesBoston · Los Angeles