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    Astonishing Little Feet

    Directed by Maegan Houang
    USA | 9 minutes | Power Plays

Afong Moy, the first documented Chinese woman to come to the United States, realizes the men who separated her from her family only have interest in profiting off of the peculiarities of her body.

film details

Director: Maegan Houang
Producers: Pin-Chun Liu
Screenwriter: Maegan Houang
Cinematographers: Christopher Ripley | Animation: Laura Nasir-Tamara
Editor: Gus Spelman
Music: Robert Ouyang Rusli
Cast: Celia Au, Perry Yung, Robert Lewis Stephenson, Brian Wallace, Max Faugno, Robert Brettenaugh
Country: USA
Language: in English and Cantonese with English subtitles
Year: 2023
Running Time: 9 minutes
Primary Company: RTM

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Tense standoffs, risky gambits, and subtle manipulation characterize these stories about the lengths we go to control our own lives—and sometimes those of others.

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