Lei Lei
Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1985 (age 41) · Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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.
Known for
Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish
November 10, 2022
Recycled
June 10, 2013
A Bright Summer Diary
January 25, 2020
A Gift for You
June 14, 2023
Break no.1 & Break no.2.
January 25, 2024
Breathless Animals
February 10, 2019
That Day, on the River
February 16, 2023
Ready to play
October 4, 2021
This Is Not a Time to Lie
March 18, 2014
Big Hands Oh Big Hands, Let It Be Bigger and Bigger
September 19, 2013
Hand Colored no.2
June 12, 2017
Books on Books
January 1, 2016
Behind the camera27
- 2024re-engraved Director
- 2024Break no.1 & Break no.2. Director
- 2023A Gift for You Director
- 2023That Day, on the River Director
- 2022Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish Editor, Writer, Director
- 2021Ready to play Director
- 2020Happy Year of the Rat 2020 Director
- 2020A Bright Summer Diary Sound Designer, Writer, Original Music Composer, Editor, Director, Production Design, Cinematography
- 2019Breathless Animals Director of Photography, Sound Designer, Original Music Composer, Screenplay, Editor, Sound, Producer, Director, Music