Hidden letters / directed and produced by Violet Du Feng ; co-directed by Zhao Qing ; written by Violet Du Feng, John Farbrother ; a co-production of Fish + Bear Pictures, Ten Thousand Images and Independent Television Service (ITVS).

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Feng, Violet Du, film director, screenwriter.

Farbrother, John, 1968- screenwriter, editor of moving image work.

Qing, Zhao, film director.

Hu, Xin, on-screen participant.

Wu, Simu, on-screen participant.

He, Yanxin, on-screen participant.

Fish + Bear Pictures, production company.

Ten Thousand Images, production company.

Independent Television Service, production company.

Cargo Film & Releasing (Firm), distributor.

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Nü shu.

Women--China--History.

Women.

Women--China--Social conditions--History.

Languages, Secret--China--History.

Languages, Secret.

China--History.

China.

Women--Social conditions.

Genre:

documentary film.

Documentary films

Feature films

Historical films

History

Nonfiction films

Feature films.

Historical films.

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (86 minutes)) : sound, color with black and white sequences

Place of Publication:

[Brooklyn, NY] : Cargo Films, [2022]

Language Note:

In Mandarin with English subtitles.

System Details:

digital

Summary:

Women in China were historically forced into oppressive marriages and forbidden to read or write by their households for thousands of years. To cope, they developed and shared a secret language among themselves called Nushu. Written in poems or songs with bamboo pens on paper-folded fans and handkerchiefs, these hidden letters bonded generations of Chinese women in a clandestine support system of sisterhood, hope and survival. Spanning between past and present, from sunken rice fields and rural villages to bustling metropolitan cities, HIDDEN LETTERS follows two millennial Chinese women who are connected by their fascination with Nushu and their desire to protect its legacy.

Participant:

Hu Xin, Wu Simu, He Yanxin.

Credits:

Directors of photography, Feng Tiebing, Wei Gao; editor, John Farbrother; composers, Chad Cannon, Leona Lewis.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on May 15, 2025).

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed March 30, 2023).

OCLC:

1374266845

Publisher Number:

gd-hl Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.