LOST BOYS
anime series
Creative Pool 2025

Zang, a teenage Vietnamese girl, finds it hard to feel comfortable in her own skin. She struggles with an inherent feeling of inadequacy and shame at her inability to do anything that might make her feel better. Zang is paralyzed in the modern world of technology. She finds a way out of it in the world of masculine boys (LOST BOYS), who have found their place in a world of fighting and violence.

In a desperate attempt to fit in, she hides her own identity as a girl and creates a boyish alter ego – Kenny. Zang manifests everything into him that she herself could never be. But her fight to be accepted and belong leads to a dangerous escalation of events that endanger her and those around her.

Dužan Duong

The LOST BOYS project is led by director and producer Dužan Duong (successful short films Mat Goc, Bo Hai; feature-length debut Summer School, 2001), who brings his distinctive vision to the project.

Experienced producers are involved in production and screenwriting. Lukáš Kokeš (award-winning documentaries Nothing Like Before, Fortress; Berlinale's I’m Not Everything I Want to Be ) contributes with his sensitive treatment of relevant themes and international overlap.

Tomáš Hrubý (pioneering HBO series Burning Bush, Wasteland) provides thorough guidance in terms of narrative structure.