S. Louisa Wei

Golden Gate Girls

S. Louisa Wei

Stephanie Han, Esther Eng

The film traces the life and times of Esther Eng, a San Francisco native known as Hong Kong’s first “directress.” She directed 10 Cantonese talkies.

Storm Under the Sun

Peng Xiaolian, S. Louisa Wei

Storm Under the Sun is a documentary about one of the "political storms" by Mao Zedong that fell upon the intellectuals of China in the 50's. Centered around the Hu Feng Case, the documentary traces the synergy that generated such an event, Mao's personal involvement in every step, and various victims' reaction to and realizations following the humiliation and accusations.

古巴花旦

S. Louisa Wei

Caridad Amaran, Georgina Wong Guitierrez

The story focus on Caridad and Georgina, who had learned the art of Cantonese Opera in Havana as a young age and performed as divas for over a decade before their lives were changed by Fidel Castro's revolution.