介绍:
The film Calling and Recalling: Sentiments of Women's Script is a documentary that tells the story of He Yanxin, a practitioner of Nv Shu, or women's script, from Jiangyong County in China's Hunan Province.
Directed by amateur Taiwan director Yu-I Kuo, it is one of the many thought-provoking and female-centric films being shown at the 2nd China Women Film Festival. Kuo says the inspiration came from her graduate school dissertation.
"My Master's degree thesis is about Nv Shu. When I was still an undergrad, I read a book regarding women's script published in Taiwan. By the time I entered graduate school in France, I had almost forgotten about the book but the elegant shapes of the characters made a deep impression on me."
Kuo's film is the closing feature to be shown at the festival. Aside from documentaries, movies from various genres are being screened at the event including feature films, experimental and even animation.
While most of the films are made in Chinese mainland, filmmakers from all over the world were invited to submit their films to the festival. Some are from as far away as Austria, Spain and Canada while others are from nearby Philippines and Kazakhstan.
Award winning French filmmaker Mariana Otero brought two of her recent films with her.
"I have been making films since I was 25 years old. I am here with two of my films: Entre nos Main and A Ciel Ouvert."
Most of Otero's films explore how individuals are influenced by their working environment. Both of her works have resonated well with Chinese audiences at the festival.
"They were really interested in the films. They asked a lot of questions. When one of the films, which is about children's psyche, was shown, there were three people in the audience who work for NGO's that deal with those kind of issues. They were very interested in the film and had a lot of questions."
The film festival not only showcases the works of international filmmakers, it is also a platform for cultural exchange. This is Otero's first visit to China. She says it has dispelled a lot of stereotypes that she has heard about the country.
"It's one thing to read articles about China but it's another thing to come to China and talk to the people. The Chinese people are gentle and friendly. I discovered a lot of new things about this country. In the process, I not only have a better understanding of China but also have better understanding of myself."
However, according to festival organizer Cyrielle Nifle, the event's main goal is to initiate discussions about women's issues such as domestic violence and gender equality in China and abroad.
"I hope they will talk to their friends, their family or colleagues about it. I hope they would be touched by some of the films they've seen and think about what they've seen. Maybe it will give them the willingness to act on it, to help some NGO's working on women's issues. I think it's important that more people know about the issues through these filmmakers."
The China Women's Film Festival will run until December 7th.
For Studio +, I'm Doris Wang.
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