Light in My Heart

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Creative Statement

Zhang Xiping, blind from birth, faces his disability with courage. As a young man he adopts a baby girl, and to give her a better life he makes a living selling eggs, following his own path through life over 40 years.

Genre:

Drama

Director:

Zhang Guodong

Screenwriter:

Lu Wei

Producer:

Li Haitao

Production Company:

Shaanxi Dongliangjue Film and Television Media Co., Ltd.

About the Director

Directed the films Young Sangje, Lobsang's Family Affairs and Zhao Zhiquan. Young Sangje won Best Film at the Beijing International Children's Film Festival. Lobsang's Family Affairs received support from the Publicity Department's special fund for quality films, won Best Film at the All Asia Independent Film Festival and Best Screenplay at the New Zealand Asia Pacific Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Small and Medium-Budget Feature Film and Best Actress at the 37th China Golden Rooster Awards.

About the Producer

Presenter and producer from the Chinese Mainland. Selected works: Young Sangje and Lobsang's Family Affairs. Lobsang's Family Affairs received support from the Publicity Department's special fund for quality films, won Best Film at the All Asia Independent Film Festival and Best Screenplay at the New Zealand Asia Pacific Film Festival, and was recognized in the Best Small and Medium-Budget Feature Film category at the 37th China Golden Rooster Awards.

About the Screenwriter

National First-Class Screenwriter. Selected works include Farewell My Concubine, To Live, The Emperor's Shadow, Tuya's Marriage, Wolf Totem and Lobsang's Family Affairs.