High-schoolers make an unlikely Chinese film on the life of a transgender child
Team of 37 youngsters produces, directs and stars in movie designed to raise public awareness of ‘widely ignored’ group
A group of high school students in Beijing has made a film about the life of a transgender boy in a bid to raise public awareness of the issue, local media reported.
The 75-minute production, titled Flee, tells the story of Zhang Wangan, a high school-age boy who thinks of himself as a girl, as he tries to come to terms with his emotions with the help of his friends, Beijing Youth Daily reported.
The film, which took about a year to make, not only starred but was directed and produced by 37 pupils from the international division of the High School affiliated to Renmin University of China, the report said.
Hu Ranran, its director, was quoted as saying that she wanted to make a film about LGBT – lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender – issues as she felt they were widely ignored by society.
“Our generation has acquired more knowledge and explored this field due to a change in the educational environment, but many people still do not know there is such a group of people,” she said.
