Nandu News Reporter Wu Fengsi The documentary film "The Whisperer", which was shortlisted for the 95th Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, has recently been officially announced to be released on August 31. The film is co-directed by Feng Du and Zhao Qing. Wang Han, the initiator of the Hunan Dialect Survey "Response" project, is the chief planner and producer of "The Whisperer".
"The Whisperer" is China's first documentary film on the subject of female scripts. Nüshu refers to a special writing invented by women and passed down and used among women. It is the only female-specific script in the world so far. It is derived from square Chinese characters and the characters are in the shape of "many". It is popular in the Xiaoshui River Basin in Jiangyong County, southern Hunan, China, and is still used by some elderly women. As a product of a specific historical period and regional culture, Nüshu is a language symbol used for correspondence between women. Women use it to sing about the past and present, sing about people's narratives, and also use it to communicate with female friends and gain the power of mutual support.
"The Whisperer" is also known as an "encrypted" women's film. Different from traditional humanities and historical documentary films, "The Whisperer" does not spend a lot of time tracing the origin and evolution of Nüshu, but instead The title is "Nvshu", focusing on the stories of three "Nvshu" (Nvshu), Hu Xin, Simu and He Yanxin, and delicately depicting the current mentality and situation of women. The film is based on Nüshu in Jiangyong County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province. From the perspective of contemporary women’s growth, the film observes the women of that era recorded in Nüshu. It not only pays attention to the inheritance and development of Nüshu as a national intangible cultural heritage, Changes also focus on the plight of contemporary women seeking independence, growth and self-breakthrough.
"The Whisperer" uncovers this dusty old past, and gives Nüshu new connotation with the help of the new relationship between new women and Nüshu. He Yanxin is the "last natural inheritor of Nüshu", and Hu Xin is the youngest Nüshu inheritor in Jiangyong County. The relationship between the two is the inheritance of Nüshu from generation to generation, and it is also a touching "friendship". Wu Simu is an urban woman who taught herself to be a female calligraphy artist. Whether they are Nüshu inheritors of the new or old generation, or Nüshu artists who grew up in an enlightened family atmosphere, they all have unspeakable worries when faced with choices in marriage, family, career, emotions, etc. Everyone has their own struggles. The film delicately presents their confusion. Although they often feel helpless when faced with the hesitation and uncertainty of life, the existence of Nushu can always help them achieve new growth and find a better version of themselves at critical moments. The creative team of
said that under the wave of commercialization, where will Nüshu, as a special culture, go? The answer is not certain, but what is certain is that many things reflected in Nushu are closely related to contemporary times. Each generation of women has its own growth story. The topic of female growth is often talked about. "There is a set of shots in the movie. They are the faces of women of different ages and identities from all over the country. Every word in Nushu reflects these faces."
It is reported that "The Whisperer" will hold national premieres in Changsha and Beijing from July 27th to 28th. At that time, Nüshu institutions, organizations, curators and individuals will be invited to hold a "Nüshu Special Session" to review women's books together. The book records the history of women and listens to the demands and voices of contemporary women. Next, "The Whisperer" will also hold premieres in 100 cities across the country. It is reported that the film is produced by Hunan Elephant Partner Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd., Migu Video Technology Co., Ltd., Youku Humanities, Shanghai Zhijiu Film and Television Media Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Xinian Culture Co., Ltd., Guangdong Pumeng Culture Technology Co., Ltd., and Guangzhou Pingren Culture Co-produced by Communications Ltd.
