Jury Prize, FIFA 2023
Presented only in theatres
Bridging a gap between past and present, Hidden Letters follows two young Chinese women who come together over their fascination with Nüshu, a century-old secret language. For several generations, this language has allowed thousands of Chinese women to join an underground support system based on sisterhood, hope, and survival. Influenced by Nüshu’s message of female solidarity, these young women strive to find balance in their patriarchal culture and to forge their own path.
Presented only in theatres
Bridging a gap between past and present, Hidden Letters follows two young Chinese women who come together over their fascination with Nüshu, a century-old secret language. For several generations, this language has allowed thousands of Chinese women to join an underground support system based on sisterhood, hope, and survival. Influenced by Nüshu’s message of female solidarity, these young women strive to find balance in their patriarchal culture and to forge their own path.
Other festivals:
Tribeca Film Festival, United States (2022)
Lunenburg Doc Fest, Canada (2022)
BFI Film Festival, United-Kingdom (2022)
Tribeca Film Festival, United States (2022)
Lunenburg Doc Fest, Canada (2022)
BFI Film Festival, United-Kingdom (2022)
| Director | Violet Du Feng, Zhao Qing |
| Coauthor | John Farbrother |
| Author | Violet Du Feng |
| Director of Photography | Feng Tiebing, Wei Gao |
| Production | Jean Tsien, Su Kim, Mette Cheng Munthe-Kaas |
| Editing | John Farbrother |
| Voice | Leona Lewis |
| Music | Chad Cannon, Leona Lewis |
Session
• Centre Canadien d’Architecture
Friday, march 17, 2023, 03:00 p.m. — 05:00 p.m.
Image tirée du film Hidden Letters // Image from the film Hidden Letters
Image tirée du film Hidden Letters // Image from the film Hidden Letters
Image tirée du film Hidden Letters // Image from the film Hidden Letters
Production
Violet Du Feng
Violet Du Feng is a documentary filmmaker and a 2018 Sundance Creative Producing Fellow. She produced SINGING IN THE WILDERNESS, CONFUCIAN DREAM, MAINELAND, and PLEASE REMEMBER ME, which have won many awards including Doc Impact Hi5, Special Jury Awards at SXSW and Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Feng started her career as a co-producer on the 2007 award-winning NANKING. She is the consulting programmer of Shanghai International Film Festival. HIDDEN LETTERS is her directorial debut.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
In the same session
Centre Canadien d’Architecture
Friday, march 17, 2023, 03:00 p.m.
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