Little Big Dreams (Gymnastic Documentary)

Not even ten years-old, the youngest only three, some have even yet to learn how to tie their shoe laces. Others have never left their parents’ sides. But all of these children have left their hometowns to travel to a boarding school faraway to pursue a dream, the Olympic dream. Every year, the children look forward to the annual provincial competition, a platform for them to be selected by the national gymnastic squad to further their training. More than 100 children, aged between three and ten years come from all over China to the infamous Li Xiaoshuang Gymnastic School to live their dream. We hear from the parents, visit their homes and ask them what has motivated them to sacrifice their children’s childhood and to take them away from the heart of the family at such a tender age.