This Woman

这个女人

Alan ZHANG

  • 90 min
  • 2022
  • Fiction
  • Mandarin
  • English and Chinese Subtitles

Toronto Premiere

The 54th Visions du Réel — Special Jury Award offered by la Société des Hôteliers de la Côte, ZONTA Awards for creative support

The 60th Taipei Golden Horse Awards — Best New Director Nomination

The 17th FIRST International Film Festival presents — Film of the Year of FIRST FRAME

6:15 PM, THU, AUG 15

Innis Town Hall

Zoom Q&A with Director · Screening and Zoom Q&A with Director

Beibei, an ordinary Chinese woman juggling the roles of wife, mother, and daughter, finds herself navigating the complexities of intimate relationships at the onset of the pandemic. In this pseudo-documentary, her journey poses bold questions to traditional expectations of womanhood. Through her unwavering desires and actions, Beibei mirrors the pioneering spirit of women who dare to express their wants and needs, redefining what it means to be a modern woman in contemporary China.

Director

Alan ZHANG headshot

Alan ZHANG (b. 1990s, China) is a director, painter, artist and feminist activist. She has held two solo art exhibitions, Leaving Beijing and Letting You In. She also has two video creations of performance art works, Casting Away and Looking for a Sperm. Her latest work is the feature film, This woman, which was selected for the Burning Lights section at Visions du Réel and won the ZONTA Award for a female filmmaker, and Special Jury Award in the International Competition.

Credits

  • DirectorAlan ZHANG
  • Principal CastHiHi LEE, XUE Xuchun, WANG Xiaozhen, LU Yeliang
  • ProducerLIAO Yong, HiHi LEE
  • Executive Producer
  • ScreenplayAlan ZHANG, HiHi LEE
  • CinematographerAlan ZHANG
  • Production Designer
  • Costume Designer
  • EditorZHANG Zhongchen
  • SoundCHEN Le
  • MusicQingzi Aidi
This Woman