The film traces the life and times of Esther Eng, a San Francisco native known as Hong Kong’s first “directress.” She directed 10 Cantonese talkies.
Directed by S. Louisa Wei
User score
3 votes
Released
April 1, 2013
1h 30m
Cantonese, English
Stephanie Han
Narrator
Siu Yin-Fei
Self
Law Kar
Esther Eng
Herself (archive footage)
Anna May Wong
Self (archive footage)
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