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Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Mint on Tour

Beibei is an ordinary, married, and motherly woman, who lives a standard, methodical life. She was laid off from her job, the primary source of her family's income, during the COVID-19 pandemic. She decides to return to her southern hometown in search of opportunities, initiating the process of settling her family and reorganizing her various relationships. With courage and endurance, she embarks on a continuous exploration, while striving to preserve her desires.

This film adopts a pseudo-documentary style to present the image of a woman confined by reality and relationships, enduring life pressures and inner solitude, yet persistently expanding her sense of self. It portrays her journey of self-exploration and emotions, beyond her roles as a wife, mother, and daughter.

Women Hold Up Half the Sky is a touring programme of Chinese cinema taking place in Scotland presented by MINT Chinese Film Festival x Aya Films and is a mix of contemporary, classic and short Chinese films made by and about women.

Plays with:

Lucky Fish

USA | 2022 | 8 mins

Director Emily May Jampel

Cast Lukita Maxwell, Anna Mikami

Two Asian-American teenagers meet in the bathroom of a Chinese restaurant while having dinner with their families.

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