Lei Lei
Still: Silver Bird and Rainbow FishLEI Lei (1985, China) graduated from Tsinghua University in 2009 with a master's degree in Animation. Since then, he has worked as an independent filmmaker and experimental animation artist. His animated short This Is Love (2010) was awarded Best Narrative Short at Ottawa International Animation Festival. Since 2017, Lei has spent most of his time in Los Angeles, where he is a full-time faculty member at the department of Experimental Animation, CalArts. Break no.1 & Break no.2 (2024) is the third time he has been selected for IFFR.
Filmography
(selection) Magic Cube and Ping-pong (2009, short), This Is Love (2010, short), Recycled (2013, short), Big Hands Oh Big Hands, Let It Be Bigger and Bigger (2013, short), Hand Colored No.2 (2015, short, co-dir), This Is Not a Time to Lie (2016, short), Books on Books (2016, short), Missing One Player (2016, short), Breathless Animals (2019), A Bright Summer Diary (2020, short), Ningdu (2021), That Day, on the River (2023, short doc), Break no1. & Break no.2. (2024, short)
More Info: Lei Lei
Lei Lei op IFFR
A Bright Summer Diary
Een familiefoto voert kunstenaar Lei Lei op een reis naar de melancholie van het geheugen, om te onderzoeken hoe nostalgie de waarheid kleurt.
27'
VS
IFFR 2020
Break no.1 & Break no.2.
Deze dromerige reis door een nostalgische collage staat stil bij de ongrijpbaarheid van beelden en herinneringen.
18'
China
IFFR 2024
Ningdu
104'
Verenigde Staten
P&I Selection 2022