Unfolding Nai Nai
A 30-minute experimental documentary about a 96 year-old Chinese grandmother and her experience as a mother and political emigre. A combination of video montage with long-distance phone interviews, this quasi-narrative short film poetically unravels intimate snippets of her life told through the perspectives of her children and American grandchild/filmmaker, Joyce Lee. Grandma demonstrates strong spirit and craftiness despite having bound feet and an adulterous husband.
- Runtime
- 30m
- Released
- 2009
Details
Release year: 2009
Storyline
A 30-minute experimental documentary about a 96 year-old Chinese grandmother and her experience as a mother and political emigre. A combination of video montage with long-distance phone interviews, this quasi-narrative short film poetically unravels intimate snippets of her life told through the perspectives of her children and American grandchild/filmmaker, Joyce Lee. Grandma demonstrates strong spirit and craftiness despite having bound feet and an adulterous husband.
Top credits
- Chih-Hui Lee Chen — Second Child
- Marilyn Chih-Hsien Chiang — Fifth Child
- Chih-Chiao Lee — Third Child
- Han Hsu Lee — Mahjong Player