Director
Lei Lei
41 years · Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China · 26 films
Lei Lei (1985, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province) is a Chinese animator, filmmaker and artist. He 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. From then on, many of his short films have received awards at festivals worldwide and he has been selected for many artist residencies. 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. Ningdu is selected for the IFFR Tiger Award Competition 2022.
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Filmography 25
re-engraved
2024 · Director
Monkey King Fight Lion Camel
2024 · Zhu Bajie
On Plex
Break no.1 & Break no.2.
2024 · Director
A Gift for You
2023 · Director
That Day, on the River
2023 · Actor, Director
Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish
2022 · Writer, Editor
Lupita From Now On
2022 · Actor
Uncle Nine: The Curious Case of the Ancient Coffin
2021 · Chen Sanfa
Ready to play
2021 · Director
A Bright Summer Diary
2020 · Director, Writer
Breathless Animals
2019 · Screenplay, Cinematography
Weekend
2018 · Director
I Don't Like The Comics You Drew
2018 · Director, Producer
On Vimeo
Hand Colored no.2
2017 · Director, Screenplay
HAFF Leader 2016
2016 · Director
Books on Books
2016 · Director
Missing One Player
2015 · Director
Animafest Zagreb
2014 · Director
This Is Not a Time to Lie
2014 · Director
On Vimeo
Big Hands Oh Big Hands, Let It Be Bigger and Bigger
2013 · Director
Recycled
2013 · Actor, Director
My...MY...
2011 · Director
On Vimeo
Hu Lulu Hong Longlong Hua Lala
2010 · Director
This Is Love
2010 · Director