Zhao Liang is an independent documentary filmmaker, as well as a multimedia artist in photography and video art. His 2021 film I’m So Sorry focuses on the historical events and the current situation of humanity’s nuclear disaster in the context of global climate crisis. In 2015, Behemoth made history by being selected for the main competition section of the Venice Film Festival. The 2009 documentary film Petition was featured in the New York Times, was selected for the 62nd Cannes Film Festival and the 61st Locarno Film Festival, as well as won the Humanitarian Award (Documentary) at the 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival and the Best Film Award at the 7th Doclisboa Film Festival.