Kite / directed by Yumeng He ; produced by Yumeng He.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

He, Yumeng, director, producer.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Women--China--Social conditions.

Women.

Women--Mental health--China.

Collective memory.

Chinese American women--Mental health.

Chinese American women.

Body image in women.

China--Emigration and immigration--History.

China.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Short films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (31 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Distribution360

United States : Privately Published, 2020.

Language Note:

In English.

In Mandarin.

Original language in English.

Original language in Mandarin.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Kite is the moving portrait of four Chinese women across generations. The three young Chinese women - Patrice, Viola and Yuni - allude to the intersection of mental health and one's experience as a member of the diaspora of Chinese youth. The filmmaker's grandmother, Suqin, speaks about the Great Chinese Famine sixty years ago and foreshadows the continuation of a collective memory of trauma in a younger generation. The film explores the relationship between time and memory, the shifting definition of health, feminine embodiment, and the question of labels. Kite is an illustration of the weight of time and responsibility, a testament to the never-ending nostalgia and regret, yet it is also a hopeful portrayal of the possibilities of changing and becoming. While witnessing how four Chinese women in different generations have responded to pain, the film also spotlights their resilience when facing overwhelming social and bodily constraints.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed October 28, 2021).

Won 2020 Festigious International Film Festival September Award, Best Documentary Short

Nominated 2020 Kosice International Monthly Film Festival September Award, Best Short Documentary

OCLC:

1285137393