Sculpting Youth
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Watch the official release version of this work via www.bilibili.com/video/BV1iB421k7fY or view the director’s cut below.
Introduction
Sculpting Youth is an 11-minute short film that centers on the theme of inheriting and revitalizing intangible cultural heritage. It tells the story of Xu Wenyuan, a university student from a family renowned for traditional bamboo carving in China. Initially resistant to taking up her family’s craft and eager to start her own business, she gradually comes to understand and appreciate the cultural legacy passed down through generations—something both familiar and distant to her. Encouraged by her peers and inspired by a business competition, she ultimately embraces her heritage and takes on the responsibility of cultural preservation in her own way.
The production team began script development in early 2023, and filming officially started on April 1st of the same year. The film was shot on location in Lin’an, Hangzhou and Yongjia, Wenzhou (both in Zhejiang Province), with additional scenes filmed at the home of Jin Moyin, a student from a bamboo carving family. Her father and grandfather are both nationally recognized inheritors of four items of intangible cultural heritage in Yongjia County.
Cast & Crew
Principal Consultant: Chen Shengwei
Consultants: Hao Puyu, Yao Tian, Zhu Hong
Producer: Xiang Shiyao
Associate Producer: Andrew Tao
Director: Li Zongyi
Assistant Director: Li Yicheng
Screenwriter: Li Zongyi
Co-writers: Qiu Hanxi, Qiu Yizhen, Wang Jun, Liu Ye
| Xu Wenyuan | Yan Ge |
| Li Xin | Liu Sishi |
| Tian Chunhua | Wu Wenfan |
| Grandpa | Li Bin |
| Dad | Zhang Kexian |
Camera Operator: Li Zongyi, Li Yicheng, Andrew Tao, Zhao Xuyang, Zhu Chengbin, Zheng Zhiyang, Zeng Kaixin, Chu Yixin
Assistant Cameraman: Xia Xinyi, Ling Siqi, Zhao Chengkai
Gaffer: Li Zongyi, Li Yicheng, Andrew Tao
Gaffer Assistant: Zheng Qixiang, Dong Xinyu, Chen Ting
Sound Mixer: Andrew Tao
Sound Assistants: Zheng Qixiang, Zheng Zhiyang, Tian Qiushi, Zhao Chengkai, Zheng Xincheng
Production Designer: Zhu Mengli
Script Supervisor: Li Yicheng
Production Assistants: Tian Qiushi, Tao Yuanzhuo, Zhao Xuyang, Zhu Chengbin, Zheng Zhiyang
Editors: Li Zongyi, Li Yicheng, Andrew Tao
Color Grading: Li Yicheng, Andrew Tao, Li Zongyi, Zheng Qixiang
Original Music: Ding
Translators: Andrew Tao, Bailey Mao
Guest Appearance:
Tian Qiushi, Andrew Tao, Li Zongyi,
Wang Zepeng, Li Yicheng, Zhao Xuyang,
Zhu Chengbin, Zhao Chengkai, Zheng Qixiang,
Qiu Hanxi, Hong Xuanni, Liu Ye,
Zeng Kaixin, Zheng Xincheng, Mao Xiyu,
Chen Shuyu, Xiang Shiyao, Hu Wanru,
Ling Siqi, Xue Anni, Chu Yixin, Ding
Film Production: ZAFU TV
Sound Production: ZAFU RADIO
Sound Designer: Ding
Audio Engineer: Ding
Dialogue Editors: Ding, Zheng Qixiang
Sound Project Assistants: Qu Wanqi, Ren Jiaqi
Theme Song: Grow up
Performed by: Nebula Zhang
Lyrics by: Lune Ma
Music by: Ding
Music Arranger: Ding
Music Mixing: Ding
Special Acknowledgement: Jin Kexing, Jin Kui, Jin Moyin
Acknowledgement of Units: Yongjia Jinmoxuan Arts and Crafts Co., Ltd.
Presented by: News Center of Zhejiang A&F University
Produced by: Student Press Center of Zhejiang A&F University
Ending Theme
The short film Sculpting Youth concludes with an original ending theme titled Grow Up, lasting 1 minute and 32 seconds, performed by Nebula Zhang.
Grow Up
Performed by: Nebula Zhang
Lyrics by: Lune Ma
Music by: Ding
Music Arranger: Ding
Music Mixing: Ding