I Am What I Am

Sun Haipeng | China | 2021 | 104'
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Sat 25 March H 15:00
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Original title
I Am What I Am
Synopsis
Animated film of the year in China, I Am What I Am tells the story of three teenagers in the south of China: Gyun, Kat and Doggie. They suffer from a lack of self-esteem because they have been abandoned in the home village of their parents who have emigrated to Canton. The boys are bullied by a local gang but nurture a great dream of revenge: winning the national championship of an ancient Chinese tradition, the Lion Dance. The exciting performance of movements, acrobatics and colours of the folk dance is heightened by the infinite possibilities of computer animation of very high quality.
Cast
Li Xin, Chen Yexiong, Guo Hao, Li Meng
Films Distribution
Tiger Pictures Entertainment Ltd
Production
Joe Zhang, Haiming Cheng
Editing
Sun Haipeng
Cinematography
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Editing
Li Zelin
Language
Chinese
Subtitles
English, Italian
Premiere
Milan premiere
Main awards
Best Animated Feature Film (Faro Island Film Festival 2022), Best Animated Feature Film (To Ten Chinese Film Festival 2022)
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Biography
Sun Haipeng was born in Hubei in 1979 and graduated from the Hubei Academy of Fine Arts. He is the creator of the Super Bao cartoon series, TV animated series, commercials and animated films such as Fighting, Super Bao, Paola, Justice Red Master, Food Adventure and The Hero of Food Adventure.
Filmography
2021 – I Am What I Am, ff
2021 – Bao Qiang vs Sushi Man, sf
2019 – The Hero of Food Adventure, ff
2009 – Food Adventure's Hero Chowder, ff

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