The chief mover behind the project was Liang-Shan Lee, who is president of the Federation of Chinese Student Associations in U.S.A. A student of cinema at New York University, Lee is a spitting image of the noted dancer Lin Huai-min and has the same artistic sensitivity and sincerity.
促成這件「好事」的，是全美中國同學會的會長李良山，在紐約大學專研電影的李良山，神貌酷似林懷民，也有同樣藝術家敏感、真摯的情感，看到六四天安門事件的慘烈，自覺無法置身事外。