The Garden of Small Beasts

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创作阐述

As a former student-athlete, I've always wanted to create a story about kids who fight for what they want. Athletics is brutal, there is only one champion, and in our culture it seems that only victory is worth celebrating; only perseverance is worth praising. Many of the children who struggle on this log bridge either give up halfway or return home in defeat. However, the youth they burned on the road of pursuing their dreams may be just as hot-blooded and wonderful. This movie will focus on two girls who are struggling in the grassroots gymnastics team, and tell the story of their growing up with each other's influence. I would like to take advantage of their restless youth to sing an anthem for the most ordinary athletes who strive for their ambitions in life.

故事大纲

Competition losses and insurmountable training bottlenecks so that the 15-year-old gymnastics girl One One is faced with a cruel choice - is this retired, or continue to chase the unattainable dream of gymnastics? At the time of confusion, the garden road gymnastics training camp became one one last chance, she must for their own future backwater battle. The original timid One One, by the same camp competitors - the rebellious girl Xiaofei lit the fighting spirit. The two girls become confidants in a secret rivalry. The free-spirited Xiaofei proposes a "defection" plan to One-One. One One out of righteousness, and Xiaofei synchronized on the "defection" trip. The two girls enjoy this "stolen" freedom, but also paid the price for it. ...... As winter turns to spring, One One and Xiaofei meet again at the national competition. The former best friend has become a rival now. This time, can One One overcome the fear and defeat the most familiar enemy?

typology：

Drama｜Youth｜Sports

Director/Screenwriter：

Miao Yechen

moviemaker：

Han Tian｜Feng Zuolin

production company：

Beijing Zhongli International Film Co.

Director's/Screenwriter's Bio

MU Yuchen: Young director, screenwriter, undergraduate from School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University, with a double degree in digital media design, graduate from Dodge Film School, Chapman University, majoring in film production. He is the B-team helmer of the director Zhang Yimou's theatrical film "Above the Cliff"; the short drama "Thicker than Water" won the 24th Directors Guild of America Gold Award for Student Films; the short drama "Prince in a Jar" won the Gold Award of the 2018 U.S. Independent Short Film Festival, and the Best Director of the 2018 LAFA Film Festival in Los Angeles.

Producer Profile

Han Tian: Founder and CEO of Zhongli Film, founder of Baize Future Culture, young filmmaker, graduated from Tsinghua University School of Journalism and Communication. He is the producer and co-producer of the movie "Birds in the Suburbs", which was selected as a finalist in the "Contemporary Filmmakers" section of the 73rd Locarno International Film Festival, and won the award for "Best Feature Film" at the 12th Xining FIRST Youth Film Festival. Producer and producer of the movie "Night after Night", shortlisted in the main competition "Crouching Tiger" section of the 3rd Pingyao International Film Festival, and won the "Fassbinder Award for Best Screenplay" at the 56th Mannheim Heidelberg International Film Festival. He is also the producer and co-producer of the documentary film "Singing River" and "Smoke and Fire". Feng Zolin: Young producer, project director of Zhongli Film, founding partner of Bai Ze Future Culture. Graduated from Arizona State University, majoring in film production, and attended graduate school at New York University, majoring in integrated marketing. He is the co-producer of the documentary film "Fireworks on Earth", the co-producer of the drama "Hippolytus", and the producer of the movie "The Water Runs Out".

Production Company Profile

Beijing Zhongli International Film Co., Ltd: Zhongli Film is a film company integrating youth film and television content development, investment, production, and artist agency. From the perspective of young people, it creates quality movie and television content with social observation, humanistic concern and artistic exploration. The company's representative works: "Night by Night", "Big River Singing", "Birds in Suburbia", "Smoke and Fire", "Water Runs Out", "Garden of Small Beasts", "Long Night's Journey", and so on.

synopsis

Two gymnasts with very different personalities meet at a training camp to decide their destiny, and when they are supposed to be training hard, they plot a "defection".