HEART-BIT DIM SUM FRIENDS! | Calarts Thesis Film 2026 🥟

My thesis film at CalArts!!! It's finally here!!! 畢業作品完成啦～ 🎓 On the outskirts of Hong Kong, lies a humble Dim Sum shop named ‘A Little Heart Restaurant’. Three dim sum, Pobu the char siu pork bun, Mai the shumai, and Gao the crystal shrimp dumpling come to life and use their Kung Fu powers to save the day! 🥟💥 香港鄉郊有一家簡樸的小茶樓，它的名字令人心頭溫暖——「一點心意茶樓」。三隻點心小英雄：包包（熱情奔放的叉燒包）、阿賣（善解人意的燒賣）和餃仔（精靈跳脫的水晶蝦餃），在危機逼近時，他們挺身而出，施展獨門功夫，守護最珍愛的家園！ OST: https://open.spotify.com/album/5nH8Bu... --------------- Just like the previous three years, I'm currently working on a behind the scene video detailing my entire process (showcasing EVERYTHING I learnt the past 4 years), which I'll link here when I'm done! Probably take a little longer than previous years since I'm wrapping up with graduation 🫡 🌸 A FILM BY VEDA LEE ↠   / sakuraopal   ↠ https://sakuraopal.carrd.co/ ↠ https://www.sakuraopal.com/ (portfolio/website) ✉ Please email me for business collaborations! ([email protected]) --------------- 🎞️ CREDITS 🎞️ Although it's technically a "solo project", a big special thank you to everyone who helped contribute to the film! 🎙️ 配音 VOICES Pobu (包包) voiced by Lee Ming Sum (李明心)   / mm0x0lee   Gao (餃仔), Custard (奶黃) voiced by Mok Hiu Ching (莫曉晴)   / mokmok_714   Mai (阿賣), Young Lung (童年阿龍), Auntie Yat (一嫂) voiced by Li Shok Chun (李索真)   / shokchun   Young Fung (童年阿鳳), Fung (阿鳳) voiced by Sing Lok Yi (成樂怡)   / ngaauyis   Lung (阿龍) voiced by Poon Wan Chun (潘昀雋)   / poonwanchun   Uncle Yat (一哥) voiced by Chow Yee Tin (周倚天)   / tenten416   Village Chief (村長) voiced by Kimi Sheng (盛大祺)   / kyimisheng   VILLAGERS 茶客們 Chow Yee Tin (周倚天), Poon Wan Chun (潘昀雋), Li Shok Chun (李索真), Sing Lok Yi (成樂怡), Lee Ming Sum (李明心) 📖 劇本顧問 SCRIPT CONSULTANT My Mom 我媽媽 ✏️ 動畫 ROUGH ANIMATION HELP Michelle Qiu (邱汝頤)   / mochitsukii   Celine Hung (洪蔚旻)   / wrappedonigiri   Chun Kit Fong (方俊傑)   / ckuuart   🖊️ 清線 CLEANUP ANIMATION HELP Michelle Qiu (邱汝頤)   / mochitsukii   Renita Tang (湯瑞妮)   / pokenerb   🖍️ 上色 COLOUR HELP Harold Tsui (徐溢僖)   / harryyht   Renita Tang (湯瑞妮)   / pokenerb   Miranda Lu (呂晨瑀)   / cymk_m   Michelle Qiu (邱汝頤)   / mochitsukii   Fionna Chang   / finfa.ham   Natalie Worcester   / natalie_animates   Sumin Cho   / spypuzzle   💾 CG 顧問 CG CONSULTANT Thet Chal   / tctakili   Anna Yoshinari   / 90e6e9   🎶 配樂 COMPOSER An Binh Tat (畢安平)   / binhantat   Binh's Website: https://www.anbinht.at/ 🎤 配音導演 DUBBING DIRECTOR Poon Wan Chun (潘昀雋)   / poonwanchun   🎤 配音統籌 DUBBING COORDINATOR Lee Ming Sum (李明心)   / mm0x0lee   🖥️ 錄音室 RECORDING STUDIO SG PRODUCTION 💽 收音師 SOUND ENGINEER Kwok Ho Kan (郭浩勤) 💿混音 SOUND MIX Daniel Eaton 🌎 字幕 SUBTITLE TRANSLATION Spanish: Tam   / tamlyart   German, Portuguese: Cookie/Virginia   / cookiekeksbhiskidi   Korean: Sumin Cho   / spypuzzle   Japanese: Emma Stuart-box   / emma.stuartbox   --------------- 💗 特別鳴謝 SPECIAL THANKS 💗 To my mentors at CalArts: Dave Thomas, Lindsey Pollard, Robert Domingo, Stephen Neary, Ruah Edelstein who gave me so much invaluable feedback on the project!!! To our program director Maija Burnett for always looking out for us students! Thank you to Azusa Tojo sensei who encouraged me to pick up blender, and being such a great teacher! To Ming Ming, Chun, all the voice actors, The Labor Union of Dubbing of Hong Kong for really bringing all my characters to life! To Mr Azrael Chung for giving me invaluable suggestions for the trailer! To my friends Chevy and CK who always cheered me on when I was stuck in animation hell... To my mom for helping me with the story to what it is today!!! To my dad who sent me hundreds of pictures from the HK countryside when I was stuck in America... To my sister for sending me funny memes and cheering me on from the other side of the world! and THANK YOU for watching!! --------------- 🎬 My previous CalArts films! "A NEIGHBOUR DUET 隔壁二重奏 " (2025) ⇢   • A NEIGHBOUR DUET ♫ | Calarts Animated Film...   "TO THE CLASS OF US 鐘聲響起" English (2024) ⇢    • TO THE CLASS OF US | Calarts Animated Film...   "TO THE CLASS OF US 鐘聲響起" Cantonese 粵語 (2024) ⇢    • [粵] TO THE CLASS OF US 鐘聲響起 | 香港動畫 Animate...   "RUSH HOUR 繁忙時間" (2023) ⇢    • RUSH HOUR 繁忙時間 | Calarts Animated Film 2023 🚋   Watch films made by my classmates:    • 2026 CalArts Character Animation Student F...   --------------- 🏷 Original Hong Kong Animation / 原創香港動畫 / 粵語動畫 / Calarts Animated Short / Calarts Character Animation / Thesis Film