Aim High

潮·躍

Overview

Aim High is a documentary produced by the Xinhua News Agency's Paris 2024 Olympic reporting team.

A reform in the Olympic movement has sparked a new trend in Chinese sports. Once considered rebellious and niche, sports like breakdancing, climbing, skateboarding and surfing have now entered the mainstream.

In this process, a group of Chinese youth, born in the 2000s, have embarked on a journey to pursue their Olympic dreams. They have become pioneers in their fields: these sports have been growing freely at the grassroots level, with a weak professional foundation, and the entire system needs to be built from scratch. They have also faced growing pains: the disciplined and efficient training model of competitive sports sometimes clashes with the laid-back, free, and non-competitive lifestyle these sports often embody.

Over two and a half years, Xinhua reporters followed six athletes from four emerging sports, accompanying them all the way to the Paris arena.

China | 2024 | Documentary | Color | Digital

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Credits

  • Executive Producers: Jianjie Cao, Junkuan Wu
  • Planners: Nan Shen, Mengtong Niu, Qin’ou Wang, Xingji Lu, Yixing Dong
  • Line Producers: Nan Shen, Qi Xiong, Xingji Lu
  • Production Coordinators: Qin’ou Wang, Mengtong Niu, Yazhuo Xiao, Meng Gao, Jia Li
  • Director: Nan Shen
  • Assistant Director: Mengtong Niu
  • Cinematographers: Xingji Lu, Mengtong Niu, Nan Shen, Yazhuo Xiao, Guangyu Tian, Qi Xiong, Lu Wu, Hao Lin, Fei Sun, Yixing Dong, Meng Gao, Qin’ou Wang, Boyi Yang, Kexin Zhang, Robert Ferranti, Haomin Jin, Yanchao Zhao, Yufong Bai
  • Reporters: Ye Ji, Hengzhi Wang, Bo Liu, Shengwei Chen, Fei He, Liang Xia, Wenwan Le, Chunyan Wang, Yujie Zhang, Haoming Wang, Chen Xue, Rui Lu, Jiantong Zhao
  • Translators: Yixing Dong, Meng Wang
  • Post-Production Supervisor: Yinan Zhou
  • Editing Supervisors: Yinan Zhou, Ruotian Deng
  • Editors: Junhan Guo, Yuqiu Huang, Jinlin Lu, Chenrui Wang, Yueyang Chen, Yufong Bai
  • Post-Production Assistant: Tian Qiu
  • Sound Supervisor: Yue Zhang
  • Sound Designer: Xiaofei Liu
  • Music Editor: Yue Li
  • Colorist: Kailong Fu
  • VFX Supervisors: Xuefan Liao, Zekun Qin, Haoze Bian
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Watch on bilibili

Documentary Prequel Series: Hi, Paris - Speed Climbing

Screenings / Awards

Streaming on XinhuaNews, bilibili, iQIYI

AlPS Sport Media Awards 2024 - Top 3 Video Documentary

The 21st Beijing International Sports Film Week - Excellent Documentary

SPORT MOVIES & TV 2025 – 43rd Milano International FICTS Fest - Official Selection Awards