Chang Can Dunk is a 2023 American sports teen drama film written and directed by Jingyi Shao in his feature length debut, starring Bloom Li, Dexter Darden, Ben Wang, Zoe Renee, Chase Liefeld, Eric Anthony Lopez and Mardy Ma. The film is an underdog coming-of-age story, involving high school basketball and the titular character's determination to overcome expectations. The film was released on Disney+ on March 10, 2023.
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Plot
Xiao Ming "Bernard" Chang is a band geek sophomore in high school who expresses interest in basketball, while being rivals with his former friend, star player Matt O'Neil. One day, Chang meets his new bandmate Kristy and becomes smitten with her, only for Matt to start hitting on her. Chang continues to feel threatened by Matt, especially when his friends lock him in the basement at a house party. He escapes and confronts Matt over a prior basketball gym class unit and claims that he can dunk, but Matt denies his dunking ability, and he is humiliated when he slips and falls into a swimming pool.
