Company: Nike Sports (China) Co., Ltd
Country: P. R. of China
Section: MOVIES & TV FOOTBALL – SHORT
Discipline: Soccer
Director: Ren Changzhen
Editing: Ren Changzhen, Zhu Jun
Photo: Li Wei , Huang Xiuwen
Soutrack: Huang Yuzhen
Actors: Teacher Liu Xiaoshuang and the rural children
Producer: Yu Zhen
Synopsis:
In her early twenties, after graduating from a regular university, Liu Xiaoshuang returned to her hometown to teach. Faced with a lack of sports infrastructure and facilities in rural schools, Teacher Liu took the initiative to create “paper footballs” with her students using recycled newspaper. To everyone’s surprise, these handmade footballs became incredibly popular with the kids. From that moment on, the creative spirit sparked by Liu and her students became unstoppable. Before long, they were also crafting hockey pucks and rugby balls from sheets of used paper. These various sports activities ignited the students’ passion for sports, broadened their horizons, and boosted their self-confidence.