| Description |
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color with black-and-white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Access |
This DVD may not play in all DVD players. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a documentary in 2014. |
| System Details |
DVD format. |
| Credits |
Camera, S. Louisa Wei ; editor, S. Louise Wei ; art directors, Brian Chang, Max Willis ; original music, Robert Ellis-Geiger and Tr̀ân Mạnh Tùân. |
| Performer |
Narrators, Stephanie Han, Joseph James, Alvaro, Wal Chee Deacon Yun, Bobo Lee, Vivian Wenli Lin ; in order of appearance: James M. Wong, Sally Ng, Judith Ma;yne, Graham Hodges, Todd McCarthy, Law Kar, Chin-lee Wu, Danny C. K. Li, Yong-wei Tan, Kenneth Kwong, Chung-long Law, Genevieve Lau, Siu Yin Fei, Margareta Ma. |
| Summary |
"In Golden gate girls author and professor S. Louisa Wei tells the story of filmmaker Esther Eng, the first woman to direct Chinese-language film in the US, and the most prominent woman director in Hong Kong in the 1930's. A san Francisco native and open lesbian, her contribution to film history is sadly overlooked- her 11 feature films mostly lost. After the retirment of director Dorothy Arzner in 1943 and before Ida Lupino began directing in 1949, Eng was the only woman directing feature length films in the US. Wei's documentary paints a fascination picture of how Eng's career in filmmaking broke through gender and racial boundaries in Hollywood and Hong Kong, at a time when opportunities for Chinese women in the industry were few and fare between. WIth a captivation archive of newly discovered images and interviews with those who knew her, Wei uncovers a rich chaper of film history that challenges both gender hierachies and national narratives. Essential viewing for Cinema Studies and Asian American Studies"--Container. |
| Note |
"Hong Kong Arts Development Council"--Opening screen. |
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"Dedicated to all pioneer women filmmakers and in celebration of the centennial of Esther Eng, Southern China's first woman director"--Beginning credit. |
| Local Note |
Rider University has public performance rights (PPR) for this title. See "Terms of use" for more details or contact the electronic resources librarian. |
| Language |
Narration in English, dialog in Cantonese and English with traditional Chinese subtitles, credits in English and Chinese. |
| Terms Of Use |
Rider University has limited public performance rights for this title. "[P]ublic performance rights for organizational or library use by the acquiring institution for non-paying audiences only"--https://www.wmm.com/ordering-information/ |
| Subject |
Eng, Esther, 1914-1970.
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Eng, Esther, 1914-1970. |
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Women motion picture producers and directors.
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Women motion picture producers and directors. |
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Lesbian motion picture producers and directors.
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Lesbian motion picture producers and directors. |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Wei, S. Louisa, film producer, film director, screenwriter, director of photography, editor of moving image work.
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Law, Kar, 1941- film producer, interviewee (expression)
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Han, Stephanie, narrator.
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Hong Kong Arts Development Council, sponsoring body.
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Lan hou wen hua chuan bo you xian gong si, production company.
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Women Make Movies (Firm), film distributor.
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| Added Title |
Jinmen yin guang meng |
| Note |
Also known as: Golden Gate, silver light |
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