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IRON HANDS



Johnson Cheng - 11'
(United States)



Synopsis



As a 12-year-old girl prepares for her final test trying out for the traditionally all-boys Chinese youth Olympic weightlifting team, she makes an unlikely connection with the gym's reclusive groundskeeper.



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Director not to present this film for Public, the Jury can award the film through private screening.



Johnson Cheng



Johnson Cheng is an NYC-based Chinese-American writer/director hailing from the San Gabriel Valley of L.A. County. After receiving his bachelor's degree in International Relations, he joined Columbia University's M.F.A. Directing/Screenwriting program. He is a member of both the Motion Picture Editors Guild and the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective Writers Workshop.



Blue Danube Film Festival