Dancing Dragon

Shuying Liu / Short Fiction / Australia / English / 16:46 / 2025

A washed-up Aussie Rules footballer stumbles into a dragon dancing team—and a shot at turning his life around. But as old wounds resurface, he must decide: embrace this wild new world and reclaim his future, or stay stuck in the shadows of his past. A heartfelt tale of redemption, unexpected community, and second chances.

Cast & Crew: 

  • Director, Writer & DoP: Shuying Liu
  • Producer: Wei Gao
  • Editor: Charles Li
  • Cast: Scott King, Jingjing Hang

At the age of 15, I moved to Adelaide, where my life unfolded as an international student, an immigrant, and eventually, a Chinese- Australian. Fuelled by my passion, I’ve been honoured to have a thriving career, running Take Two Media in Adelaide.

As a director/ cinematographer working in the commercial and corporate space, I have won multiple awards from the Australian Cinematography Association. I also recently became a committee member of the ACS SA chapter, taking on range of responsibilities to facilitate connecting emerging cinematographers and filmmakers to the industry.

In 2022, Our short film “The Cabinet” has received sponsorship from Sony as part of the REC campaign, while our other short film “All is Well” was honoured with the Best Film award at the Fleurieu Film Festival 2022.