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One Hundred Thousand Whys

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

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

London Film School (LFS)

39-41 Parker Street
London
WC2B 5PQ

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