Zhang Tao, after studying law and starting his career as a civil servant, joined the prestigious Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, in the department of film theory and practice. He graduated in 2015. During his studies, he shot his first short film Yi Ping, then in 2015, Laughing to Die, which won an award.
Zhang Tao chose to film the Chinese countryside of Shandong for his first feature film, Last Laugh.
In 2017, he directed Supernatural Events and, in 2022, Yin Yang Zhen guai ta.
2014 : Yi Ping (cm)
2015 : Laughing to die (cm)
2017 : Last Laugh
2017 : Supernatural Events
2022 : Yin Yang Zhen guai ta