Interview with Xiaodan He: I wish to give comfort and hope to the people who don’t give up happiness
Born in Dazu, China, Xiaodan He has studied film production at the Beijing Film Academy and later worked as an assistant producer and director. Her short film “Cairo Calling” and her documentary “The Fall of Womenland” have been screened at many international festivals, for example the Asian American International Film Festival, where she also earned the award for best emerging director.
Her new feature film “A Touch of Spring” is screening at Asian Pop-up Cinema Fest 2020 and tells the story of a woman whose marriage has deteriorated and she decides to return to her home country for a while reconnecting with her family and friends.
We sat down with the director to talk about the inspirations for the film, the casting and her return to her hometown to shoot her movie.
How did you come up with the idea for “A Touch of Spring”?
The whole film is inspired by...
Her new feature film “A Touch of Spring” is screening at Asian Pop-up Cinema Fest 2020 and tells the story of a woman whose marriage has deteriorated and she decides to return to her home country for a while reconnecting with her family and friends.
We sat down with the director to talk about the inspirations for the film, the casting and her return to her hometown to shoot her movie.
How did you come up with the idea for “A Touch of Spring”?
The whole film is inspired by...
- 3/14/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
To many, immigration, especially nowadays with so many people trying to escape war, hunger and persecution, is closely linked to the idea of finding a new home, starting a new life. In the era of globalization the idea of regarding the whole world as your home may sound almost romantic, but then again the reality is somewhat different, hidden behind the veil or politics, economics and, perhaps even more significantly, tradition and (self-)expectation. Many of these themes define the lives of people like Chinese-Canadian director Xiaodan He and have made their way into her debut feature “A Touch of Spring”, especially the feeling of being a stranger (or rather becoming one) in her home country, because she has been away so long, while also still seen as a stranger in Canada.
“A Touch of Spring” is screening at Asian Pop-up Cinema
After ten years of living in Canada, Li Fang...
“A Touch of Spring” is screening at Asian Pop-up Cinema
After ten years of living in Canada, Li Fang...
- 3/13/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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