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About the Filmmakers

Chen Junmi: Based in Beijing, Chen focuses on the lives of LGBT youth, aiming to raise awareness on anti-bullying and suicide prevention through film. Xiaodi is his first documentary.

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Gao Guo: A queer artist born in Xi’an in 1997, Gao graduated from the Engraving Department of Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts in 2019. He has worked as a choreographer and director, and currently resides in Chaoyang, Beijing.

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Synopsis

On the 17th birthday of transgender girl Huang Xiaodi, her family took her out under the pretense of buying a birthday gift. Instead, she was brought to an “Internet addiction school” on Gele Mountain in Chongqing — a place her parents believed could “correct” her. There, Xiaodi endured psychological and physical abuse, learning to hide her identity and bide her time. Eventually, an opportunity to escape arose.