雄獅少年

I AM WHAT I AM

By Haipeng SUN

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Animation - Completed 2021

Three rag-tag teenagers living in Guangdong province are inspired to learn the art of the lion dance. However, the pressures of rural life put the youngsters’ dreams in jeopardy.

Festivals
& Awards

Animation Is Film Festival 2021
Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2021
New York International Children's Film Festival 2022
Udine Far East Film Festival 2022
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Animation, Comedy, Drama
    • Countries
    • CHINA
    • Languages
    • CANTONESE, MANDARIN
    • Duration
    • 104 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Haipeng SUN
    • Synopsis
    • Gyun (Li), a teenager whose parents have worked away from home for many years, lives with his grandfather in rural Guangdong province. He’s often bulled and is full of self-doubt. After a chance encounter with a lion dance performer (Qiu) who gives him her ornate headpiece, Gyun’s inspired to learn the art of this traditional dance and along with rag-tag friends Kat (Chen) and Doggie (Guo), finds a retired master under whom to study. But as they start on their journey, the pressures of rural life become a reality and the three youngsters’ dreams appear to be in jeopardy.