Blossoming: A Beautiful Journey of Kids with Down Syndrome and Art

This documentary primarily presents a usual weekend of Fei Fei, a kid with Down syndrome who has been taking charity calligraphy classes for over six years. The documentary also includes many interviews with her classmates, parents, and teachers, which illustrates the influence that calligraphy class makes on these special kids and people who care about them as well as the hope it might bring to society in general.

  • Xicheng Gu
    Director
  • Xicheng Gu
    Writer
  • Ziying Zhu
    Writer
  • Liugu Tan
    Writer
  • Xicheng Gu
    Producer
  • Ziying Zhu
    Consultants
  • Liugu Tan
    Consultants
  • Xicheng Gu
    Cinematographers
  • Xicheng Gu
    Film Editing
  • Ziying Zhu
    Subtitles
  • Liugu Tan
    Subtitles
  • Ziying Zhu
    Script Supervisors
  • An Wang
    Key Cast
  • An Wang's Father
    Key Cast
  • Yifei Xu
    Key Cast
    "Fei Fei"
  • Fei Fei's Mother
    Key Cast
  • Ruijian Zhang
    Key Cast
    "Qiang Qiang"
  • Ying Hou
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    糖
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 23, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    800 CNY
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digit sony a7s2
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Distribution Information
  • EFZ Thoughts
    Country: China
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Xicheng Gu

Xicheng Gu (顾曦承) is currently a student from No. 2 High school of East China Normal University in Shanghai, China. He is the head of TV studio of his school and the head of EFZ Thoughts, a student association for those who enjoy sharing their sparkling ideas with others. He loves filmmaking and photographing. He also enjoys traveling and music, with which he combines his thoughts inside and share them out with his friends in EFZ Thoughts. He has been helping kids with Down syndrome to practice calligraphy as an assistant teacher since 2014. In the hope of raising people's awareness about minority groups like special kids, he directed a documentary about his students with other co-founders of EFZ Thoughts.

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Hello, everybody! I'm Xicheng Gu from No. 2 High School of East China Normal University in Shanghai, China. I am the head of the TV studio of our school and the head of EFZ Thoughts, a student association for those who enjoy sharing their sparkling ideas with others. I love filmmaking and photographing. Besides, I also enjoy traveling and music, with which I combine my thoughts inside and share them with my friends in EFZ Thoughts. If you are also interested in thinking and filmmaking, please feel free to contact us through EFZthoughts@163.com. We'll be glad to hear from you!