Doha Film Institute
School Screening - Short Film Programme 3 (15-17)
Hilal Short Film Programme
Courage
This programme of short films is a testament to standing strong, even when all the odds are stacked against you.
A bitter-sweet homage to the animator's eponymous late father. This well-crafted and endearing labour of love
A bitter-sweet homage to the animator's eponymous late father. This well-crafted and endearing labour of love follows his father’s story from humble beginnings in rural China to academic and professional achievement, before emigrating to America and becoming a parent, and finally to tragically the cancer diagnosis that would ultimately claim his life. Perseverance is a consistent element throughout the short film, a theme that would play out both onscreen and behind the camera.

Credits

Director
Perry S. Chen
Screenwriter
Perry S. Chen
Producer
Zhu Shen
Executive Producer
Zhu Shen
Co-Producer
David Arend
Editor
Perry S. Chen
Composer
David Arend

About the Director

Perry S. Chen
Perry Chen made 'Changyou's Journey' at 17, before senior year at his San Diego high school. The film qualified for a 2018 Best Animated Short Film Oscar, making Chen the youngest animation director to qualify for an Academy Award. At 11, Chen was the sole animator for the critically acclaimed six-minute animated short 'Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest', which qualified for an Oscar and won awards a