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Production countries
USUS
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USUS
Language
EN
Spoken
No Language
Budget
$500
Revenue
N/A
non-narrative
Production countries
USUS
Origin countries
USUS
Language
EN
Spoken
No Language
Budget
$500
Revenue
N/A
non-narrative

Against Filial Piety

Released 02 Feb, 2001 5min
 

Against Filial Piety

Released 02 Feb, 2001 5min
 

Directed by Wenhwa Ts'Ao

AGAINST FILIAL PIETY ponders one of the oldest Chinese beliefs; the gravest offense of filial piety is not to have offspring to carry on the family name and blood. The film also relates to feelings of failure in not being able to fulfill the filial responsibility. This five minute, single framed, 16mm experimental film includes the word “barren” from 34 different written languages, which were extracted from dictionaries. The individual... see more

Directed by Wenhwa Ts'Ao

AGAINST FILIAL PIETY ponders one of the oldest Chinese beliefs; the gravest offense of filial piety is not to have offspring to carry on the family name and blood. The film also relates to feelings of failure in not being able to fulfill the filial responsibility. This five minute, single framed, 16mm experimental film includes the word “barren” from 34 different written languages, which were extracted from dictionaries. The individual... see more

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