Hidden Letters
dir. Violet DuFeng / 2022 / China, Germany, Norway / 88min.
“Hidden Letters” tells the story of Nushu - a centuries old secret text shared only among women in China.
“Hidden Letters” tells the story of two Chinese women trying to balance their lives as independent women in modern China while confronting the traditional identity that defines but also oppresses them. Connected through their love for Nushu – a centuries- old secret text shared among women – each of them transforms through a pivotal period of their lives and takes a step closer to becoming the individuals they know they can be.
- duration:
- 88 min
- country / year of production:
- China, Germany, Norway / 2022
- director:
- Violet DuFeng
- cinematography:
- Tiebing Feng, Gao Wei
- producer:
- Violet Du Feng, Mette Cheng Munthe-Kaas, Jean Tsien, Su Kim / Lost & Found Film Studio, Ten Thousand Images
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2022 – IDFA Amaterdam, 2022 – Tribeca FF, 2022 – Sidney IFF, 2022 – Adelaide FF, 2022 – Bergen IFF: Best Documentary Award, 2022 – Heartland IFF: Grand Prize for Documentary Feature, 2022 – Asian American FF: Grand Jury Prize
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