Now introducing The Gong Fu Connection: an Action-Comedy short film with philosophical elements, written and directed by Ted Duran. This feature film campaign is live on IndieGoGo, and The Gong Fu Connection team is looking to raise 15,000 to fund the costs of production.
The Gong Fu Connection will tell the story of Ricky, a young Chinese businessman working in London. He faces numerous troubles in the city and is in debt to the wrong people, causing him to lose his job and the love of his life. He flees, unsure where to lie low he goes to Sussex, where he meets Matthew, an English farmer working in a village called Forest Row. Ricky is surprised to find that Matthew is a Gong Fu expert and has knowledge of China and its philosophy of being harmonious with nature. He begins to learn Gong Fu skills and falls in love with the pace of life in the country, but his troubles in the city continue to haunt him, and a test of his humanity is coming.
We have spent over 4 months researching and interviewing various actors from dually cultured backgrounds, including Orion Lee who is known for the James Bond film Skyfall and 007 Legends. The film has been influenced by this research. In our story, the Gong-Fu Master is an Englishman who deeply understands the fundamentals of Chinese philosophy, while the Chinese character in our story is a businessman who is heavily influenced by London city life and materialism. We would like to take this experience of cultural exchange further, so the audience can see the collision between the two cultures from a vastly different perspective, this adds to the philosophical depth of the film, and results in a fresh take on the action comedy genre.
In The Gong Fu Connection, we will see a range of different martial arts styles including Shaolin Kung Fu, Cannon fist, Boxing, Sanda and Tai Chi. Some of the actors in the film are well trained in various types of martial arts.
Writer, Director and Actor in the film, Ted Duran, is also an accomplished martial athlete, as the winner of 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals at the 2007 and 2011 Hong Kong International Kung Fu Competitions. He has trained in multiple styles of martial arts including Cannon Fist, Shaolin, San Da and Boxing. His last major role was in the hit film Beginning of the Great Revival, by China Film Group, in which he plays a Russian communist spy, but he is most known for his lead role in The Legend of Bruce Lee in which he plays “Blair”, an enemy and later close friend of Bruce Lee’s. The series and Feature film of the same name have been released worldwide and seen massive commercial success with over 400 million viewers. Ted also worked in Casting and film production on various Hollywood co-productions such as The Forbidden Kingdom with Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
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