Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

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The story of Bin

小斌

China
2018 — 19' / Color

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Synopsis

In order to avoid being bullied from two hooligans, Xiao Bin, a 13 years old son of immigrant, attempts to join a teenager street gang.

Director Biography

Tian Guan earned an MFA degree in Film Production from Syracuse University, NY, US in 2014, and an MFA degree in Art of Film and Video from California Institute of the Arts, CA, US in 2017. As a director, his films have been screened at numerous of prestigious film festivals around the world, including Warsaw Film Festival, PL, Palms Springs Film Festival, US, Los Angeles Film Festival, US, Slamdance Film Festival, US, Montreal World Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, US, Athens International Film/Video Festival, US, and many other film festivals.

Director

Tian Guan

Producer

Francis Lin

Cinematographer

Bo Fu

Editor

Tian Guan

Sound

Jiaquan Wang