Her Story
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Film description
In Shanghai, traditionally known as the “city of women”, lives Wang Tiemei, a divorced journalist raising her daughter Moli on her own. She writes a feminist newspaper column exploring the position of women and men in contemporary China. Wang Tiemei befriends her twenty-something neighbour, Xiao Ye, who struggles with financial instability, romantic uncertainty, and the trauma of domestic violence. When a charming young male feminist enters the picture, Wang faces a choice: should she continue her independent life surrounded by women, or allow a man back into it? Especially since Moli’s unemployed father, still clinging to hope, is not ready to give up on their relationship.
In “Her Story” and her previous feature “B for Busy”, Shao Yihui continues the tradition of Shanghai’s urban comedies of manners, distinguished by their sharp dialogue and strong performances. The director carefully crafts each exchange between the characters, giving every line a clear role in advancing the film’s feminist message. Shao highlights the agency and perspective of her female protagonists, aiming to raise awareness among audiences and lay the groundwork for a gradual transformation of China’s patriarchal society.
A screening dedicated to Jagoda Murczyńska
We dedicate the “Her Story” screenings to the memory of Jagoda Murczyńska, our dear friend and co-founder of the festival. An award ceremony for the second edition of the Jagoda Murczyńska Asian Film Competition will be held before the screening on Saturday, November 15, at 4:00 PM.
text:
Maja Korbecka
Shao Yihui
Shao Yihui was born in 1991 in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, central China. She studied film theory at the Beijing Film Academy. After graduation, she moved to Shanghai, supporting herself by writing for social media accounts and selling electronic cigarettes. In 2020, she presented a film project at the pitching forum of the 14th FIRST International Film Festival, where she won two awards. These enabled her to complete “B for Busy”, which became a box office hit and earned her the Best Screenplay Award at the Golden Rooster Awards. In 2024, she directed her second feature, “Her Story”, which proved even more successful with female audiences in China, surpassing the box office results of her debut.
2021 B for Busy / Aiqing shenhua
2024 Her Story / Hao dongxi
