Princess of Nebraska, The
Wayne Wang | USA | 2007 | 77 mins | M18

Acclaimed Asian American director Wayne Wang returns to his indie roots with this bold and edgy new film about displaced young Chinese trying to redefine themselves in an alien culture. The Princess of Nebraska was also based on the short stories of Yiyun Li and looks at the modern Chinese-American plight through the eyes of women.

The story unfolds over 24 hours and follows Sasha (Ling Li), a troubled young Chinese student as she travels from Omaha, Nebraska to San Francisco with the intention of getting an abortion. While in San Francisco, Sasha meets Boshen (Brian Danforth), who is the gay American lover of Yang, the father of her unborn child. Her attempts to reconnect with Yang, who is in Beijing, via text mobile messages, prove futile, as are Boshen’s attempts to lure Yang to America. The lost Sasha befriends X (Pamelyn Chee), a karaoke bar-hostess with whom she has a romantic tryst while still pondering the fate of her baby. With no resolution in sight, Sasha rethinks her intentions and starts to consider the vast opportunities available to her in America.

Featuring hand-held camerawork, The Princess of Nebraska is a collage of mobile phone camera images and digital snapshots, reflecting the language of a tech-savvy generation. Supported by strong performances from the young cast, Wang cannily portrays a new breed of fractured Chinese who care more about Paris Hilton than the Cultural Revolution. With its bold style and subject matter, the film affirms Wang's position as a visionary filmmaker.

International Sales:
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Road To Dawn
Derek Chiu Sung Kee | China | 2007 | 125 mins | PG

Shot entirely on location in Penang, Road to Dawn is a fictionalized depiction of Dr Sun Yat Sen’s time in Penang, where he continued his revolutionary efforts among Malaya’s immigrant Chinese while in hiding from the Chinese Imperialists. He and his lover Chen Cui Fen are assisted by the young daughter of a prominent Penang merchant who is unwilling to lend financial support to the revolution.

Among other historical events, the film recreates the November 1910 Penang Conference to map out the Second Guangzhou Uprising, which eventually led to the overthrow of the Qing dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China. Road to Dawn won several awards at last year’s Shanghai International Film Festival and Hua Biao Jiang Film Festival in Beijing.

International Sales:
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