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Under the Wave off Little Dragon

Unter der Welle vor Little Dragon
Generation Kplus 2026
© Greg Oke
Inside her family’s Chinese takeaway in a small Welsh seaside town, little Feifei bustles back and forth, until a sad discovery stops her: her beloved goldfish has jumped out of its bowl. Why would a fish leap from its own bowl? Feifei does not understand. Her Mum tries to console her with a Chinese folktale about fish and dragons, but Feifei is not buying it. She has written letters to Santa Claus, but never once asked a dragon for presents. After all, she has never been to China. Wandering through the town, Feifei embarks on a journey of her own. By the sea, glowing waves gently carry an answer to shore: when she sees the “dragon”, myth is no longer just myth. It becomes a way of making sense of the world.

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by Luo Jian (Director, Screenplay)
with Wang Kexin, Jessica Dong United Kingdom 2025 Mandarin, English, Welsh 14' Colour European premiere recommendation: 5 years and up

With

  • Wang Kexin (Feifei)
  • Jessica Dong (Mum)

Crew

Director Luo Jian
Screenplay Luo Jian
Cinematography Gregory Oke
Editing Chen Hoping
Music Jon Clarke
Sound Design Jon Clarke
Production Design Sehar Kidwai
Costumes Luo Jian
Make-Up Laura Bartlett
Casting Katy Covell
Producers Susan Dolan, Paida Mutonono
Executive Producers Aoife Hayes, Max Park, Chi Thai
Co-Producer Shaun Lónyay-Rhodes

Produced by

Lammas Park Limited

London, United Kingdom

World Sales

Lammas Park Limited

London, United Kingdom

Photos

Luo Jian

Born in the Gobi Desert in the Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, said to be the world’s furthest point from the sea, where Asia and Europe meet. This is the West of the East and the East of the West – just like her films. After graduating with an MFA from New York University, she premiered her short film What Do You Know About the Water and the Moon at Clermont-Ferrand; the film went on to screen at over 40 festivals. Alongside her work as a fiction filmmaker, she also directs commercials for products ranging from cars to detergents.

Filmography

2016 Nobody Says I Love You; short film 2017 Cheongsam; short film 2019 What Do You Know About the Water and the Moon; short film 2020 Naomang; short film 2021 Mabang Goes Home; short film · Into the Mountains; short film 2023 Kick Off; short film 2025 Under The Wave off Little Dragon; short film, Berlinale 2026

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026