Lei Lei
Biography
Lei Lei (1985, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province) is a Chinese animator, filmmaker and artist. He graduated from Tsinghua University in 2009, with a master's degree in Animation. Since then, he has worked as an independent filmmaker and experimental animation artist. His animated short This Is Love (2010) was awarded Best Narrative Short at Ottawa International Animation Festival. From then on, many of his short films have received awards at festivals worldwide and he has been selected for many artist residencies. Since 2017, Lei has spent most of his time in Los Angeles, where he is a full-time faculty member at the department of Experimental Animation, CalArts. Ningdu is selected for the IFFR Tiger Award Competition 2022.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Lei Lei
Wipe Out The Bandits of Wulong Mountain
Monkey King Fight Lion Camel
Uncle Nine: The Curious Case of the Ancient Coffin
Lupita From Now On
re-engraved
Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish
Weekend
Animafest Zagreb
Recycled
Breathless Animals
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (60 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | re-engraved | Director | Movie | 2024 |
 | Monkey King Fight Lion Camel | Zhu Bajie | Movie | 2024 |
 | Break no.1 & Break no.2. | Director | Movie | 2024 |
 | A Gift for You | Director | Movie | 2023 |
 | That Day, on the River | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2023 |
| That Day, on the River | Director | Movie | 2023 |
 | Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish | Editor | Movie | 2022 |
| Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish | Writer | Movie | 2022 |
| Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish | Director | Movie | 2022 |
 | Lupita From Now On | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2022 |
 | Uncle Nine: The Curious Case of the Ancient Coffin | Chen Sanfa | Movie | 2021 |
 | Ready to play | Director | Movie | 2021 |
| Happy Year of the Rat 2020 | Director | Movie | 2020 | |
 | A Bright Summer Diary | Sound Designer | Movie | 2020 |
| A Bright Summer Diary | Writer | Movie | 2020 |
| A Bright Summer Diary | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2020 |
| A Bright Summer Diary | Editor | Movie | 2020 |
| A Bright Summer Diary | Director | Movie | 2020 |
| A Bright Summer Diary | Production Design | Movie | 2020 |
| A Bright Summer Diary | Cinematography | Movie | 2020 |
 | Breathless Animals | Director of Photography | Movie | 2019 |
| Breathless Animals | Sound Designer | Movie | 2019 |
| Breathless Animals | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2019 |
| Breathless Animals | Screenplay | Movie | 2019 |
| Breathless Animals | Editor | Movie | 2019 |
| Breathless Animals | Sound | Movie | 2019 |
| Breathless Animals | Producer | Movie | 2019 |
| Breathless Animals | Director | Movie | 2019 |
| Breathless Animals | Music | Movie | 2019 |
 | Weekend | Director | Movie | 2018 |
 | I Don't Like The Comics You Drew | Director | Movie | 2018 |
| I Don't Like The Comics You Drew | Music | Movie | 2018 |
| I Don't Like The Comics You Drew | Producer | Movie | 2018 |
| I Don't Like The Comics You Drew | Animation | Movie | 2018 |
| I Don't Like The Comics You Drew | Graphic Designer | Movie | 2018 |
 | Hand Colored no.2 | Screenplay | Movie | 2017 |
| Hand Colored no.2 | Director | Movie | 2017 |
| Hand Colored no.2 | Editor | Movie | 2017 |
 | HAFF Leader 2016 | Director | Movie | 2016 |
 | Books on Books | Director | Movie | 2016 |
 | Missing One Player | Director | Movie | 2015 |
 | Animafest Zagreb | Director | Movie | 2014 |
 | This Is Not a Time to Lie | Director | Movie | 2014 |
 | Big Hands Oh Big Hands, Let It Be Bigger and Bigger | Director | Movie | 2013 |
 | Recycled | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2013 |
| Recycled | Director | Movie | 2013 |
| Recycled | Screenplay | Movie | 2013 |
| Recycled | Animation | Movie | 2013 |
| Recycled | Art Direction | Movie | 2013 |
| Recycled | Graphic Designer | Movie | 2013 |
| Recycled | Director of Photography | Movie | 2013 |
| Recycled | Production Designer | Movie | 2013 |
 | Wipe Out The Bandits of Wulong Mountain | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2012 |
 | My...MY... | Director | Movie | 2011 |
 | Hu Lulu Hong Longlong Hua Lala | Director | Movie | 2010 |
 | This Is Love | Director | Movie | 2010 |
 | Magic Cube and Ping-Pong | Director | Movie | 2009 |
| The Universe Cotton | Director | Movie | 2009 | |
| Pear or Alien | Director | Movie | 2008 | |
| Rocket | Director | Movie | — |