Our Shining Days

Our Shining Days (闪光少女, 2017) is a Chinese youth comedy-drama you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Wang Ran. A group of high school students sets out to revive the school's Chinese traditional music ensemble — an uphill task when the Western orchestra next door has all the fans, all the funding, and all the prestige.

Led by Xu Lu and Peng Yuchang, with Hong Kong pop icon Eason Chan in a supporting role, the film builds toward a national competition. But what it is really about is the unglamorous work before the big stage — and learning to believe your own sound is worth hearing. Stream Our Shining Days (2017) online on iFILM.