Filming "Distance Runners"

March 17, 2009 Kunming, China -- "Distance Runners" has opened filming. Director Robert Vicencio says his vision is to make an inspirational movie about making dreams come true.  For lead character Li Shan (Shao Wen " In Love with an Angel" and " Unnamed Heroes") finding his dreams does not come easy. A popular and athletic youth, he suffers a crippling accident, falls into depression and drives away the love of his life, Wen Yi (Huang Lu "Blind Mountain") [on IMDB as the Chinese title Mang Shan 2007] Star Shao Wen, center, with singer/actress Li-tong Hsu and Kyle Rothstein )The road to recovery begins when he meets a foreign doctor, Alistair Crane, that heals his body and becomes his mentor. Alistair introduces him to running as a physical therapy. But Shan has big dreams and undertakes a 188km (112 mile) run through the hills of Yunnan. He has a spiritual journey that leads to the restoration of his soul as he struggles through this torturous race course and faces his past.