A Breath (1998)
Length: 51 minutes 30 seconds
Synopsis
Artists Huang Miaozi and Yu Feng migrated to Australia in 1989. The Chinese octogenarian couple reflect upon their life in the 20th Century. They were artists in China during Japanese invasion, the Great Depression and several revolutions. Their survival and joie de vivre are celebrated in this emotional documentary.
Curator’s notes
Writer, director, co-producer Christopher Tuckfield successfully mixes archival footage, family photographs and dramatic re-creations to tell the biography of the octogenarians. Eastern sensibilities imbue the work as we are reminded that each ink stroke of calligrapher Huang Miaozi’s brush is compared to a breath.
| Production company | Insomnia Film |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Colleen Clark |
| Christopher Tuckfield | |
| Directed by | Christopher Tuckfield |
| Written by | Christopher Tuckfield |
| Original music by | Robert Moss |
Acknowledgements
Produced in association with SBS Independent.
Produced with the assistance of the Film Finance Corporation Australia.
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