Project Detail

One Hundred Thousand Whys

Name: One Hundred Thousand Whys
Director: Lin Lin
Genre: Asian, Children’s, Drama, Woman Director
Released: 2025
Duration: 20 min 39 sec

A young girl, pointing at something inside a Chinese restaurant lobby.

A female cook searching for ingredients in a busy Chinese kitchen.

A young girl looks confused while her mother braids her hair.

Synopsis

Eight-year-old Maddy, a curious Chinese-British girl growing up in London, spends her after-school hours in the bustling Chinese restaurant where her mother works as a chef. There, she forms an unlikely bond with a dishwasher who patiently answers her endless questions about the adult world.
At home, tensions simmer as her teenage sister distances herself from their Chinese heritage, leaving Maddy caught between cultures. As the world around her pulls in different directions, Maddy begins to piece together what identity means for her.

Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 20 min 39 sec
Format: Digital (ARRI Mini 4K), 24fps, 1.85:1
Director: Lin Lin
Producer: Roy Tse
Editor: Lin Lin
Screenwriter: Lin Lin
Director of Photography: Pablo Garrido Carreras
Production Designer: Yican Zheng
Sound: Jack Cameron
Composer: Christopher Lan, Alex Chiu
Principal cast: Miyuki Madison Yamaguchi
Other Lead Creative(s): Sisi Liu, Yiling Yang, Sok-hoTrinh

Genre

Asian Children’s Drama Woman Director

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

London Film School (LFS)

39-41 Parker Street
London
WC2B 5PQ

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