On the afternoon of June 29, the premiere of the documentary "Nüshu: The Rising Tide" was held at the Yintai Creative City Store of Wuhan Bona International Cinema. The film's creators and audience guests gathered together to watch this documentary about Nüshu culture. Documentary.
Nushu, which is popular in Jiangyong, Hunan, is shaped like a willow leaf and the bright moon. It is the only female-specific script found in the world so far. In 2006, the custom of Nushu was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists. It has been entered into the United Nations many times and is a unique cultural treasure in the world.
The 80-minute documentary "Nüshu: The Rising Tide" deeply explores the contemporary wave of Nüshu culture and the power of women behind it, and presents the cross-era charm and vitality of Nüshu culture. Film director Li Shuting is from Wuhan and graduated from the New York Film Academy. She has a strong interest in Nüshu culture. After four years of data collection and interviews, she traveled all over Hunan, the birthplace of Nüshu culture, and Wuhan, Hubei, where Jiang Yonghe studied. . She uses her lens to capture the daily life and creative moments of representative Nüshu inheritors, and truly presents them in documentaries. The film focuses on the intergenerational inheritance of the study of Nüshu from the early older generation of scholars to the new generation of young people, recording the past and present lives of "Nüshu" in another way.
The documentary "Nvshu: The Rise of the Tide" directed by director Li Shuting is not an "outside film" aimed at chasing international awards, nor is it an "internal film" only for industry professionals. As her first attempt in the documentary field, she chose to present this work directly to a broad audience as a "gift to youth." Using the vitality of youth as the brush strokes and the full enthusiasm as the ink color, she continues to "write" and pass on the Nüshu culture in the way she is best at. The documentary "Nvshu: The Rising Tide" is narrated in sincere and affectionate language and recorded with unpretentious footage. It aims to promote this traditional Chinese culture and hopes that this cultural treasure can attract more people's attention and love.
At the premiere, the audience gave the documentary warm applause and high praise. Li Qingfu, director of the Nüshu Culture Research Center at South-Central University for Nationalities, said: "Young returnees are well-connected at home and abroad, active in thinking, and innovative. With their help, more people overseas can learn about 'Nüshu'." Some audience members commented: "This documentary is like a wild rose that blooms proudly in the mountains. It has never been known to others, but its fragrance is recognized and its beauty is revealed. After watching it, people are deeply impressed by Nvshu culture and will never forget it."
It is reported that the documentary "Nvshu" After its premiere in Wuhan, "Book: The Rising Tide" will successively hold roadshows in Changsha, Beijing, Shenzhen and other places as well as major universities across the country. It is expected to be publicly released on online film and television platforms in August to further promote the content of the film and women Book culture.
