Until the Last Breath

Until the Last Breath is a documentary focusing on Fuzhou folk music, a style of rural music from northeast China. The film centers on Song Xiping, a professor of the suona and a primary practitioner working to preserve this musical tradition, which utilizes instruments such as the Zheng, double pipe, and various suonas and percussion.

The production was a collaboration between Beijing Normal University and the University of São Paulo's Escola de Comunicações e Artes. It was written and directed by Benjamin Medeiros, marking the start of his directorial history before he made The Sailor in 2025. The short film features Song Xiping appearing as himself and was produced by Zhu Jinwen. It had its release on November 26, 2023, with a total runtime of 11 minutes.