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ReflectingonMao’sfamoussaying,“Letahundredflowersblossomandahundredschoolsofthoughtcontend,”TrinhT.Minh-ha’sfilm—whosetitlerefersinparttoaChineseguessinggame—isauniqueexcursionintothemazeofallegoricalnamingandstorytellinginChina.Thefilmpondersquestionsofpowerandchange,politicsandculture,asrefractedbyTiananmenSquareevents.Itoffersatthesametimeaninquiryintothecreativeprocessoffilmmaking,intricatelylayeringChinesepopularsongsandclassicalmusic,thesayingsofMaoandConfucius,women’svoicesandthewordsofartists,philosophersandotherculturalworkers.VideoimagesemulatethegesturesofcalligraphyandcontrastwithfilmfootageofruralChinaandstylizedinterviews.LiketraditionalChineseopera,Trinh’sfilmunfoldsthrough“boldomissionsandminutedepictions”torender“therealintheillusoryandtheillusoryinthereal.”Exploringcolor,rhythmandthechangingrelationshipbetweenearandeye,thismeditativedocumentaryrealizesonscreentheshiftsofinterpretationincontemporaryChinesecultureandpolitics.<br/>　　AWARDS,FESTIVALS,&amp;SCREENINGS<br/>　　Sundance,BestCinematography<br/>　　LondonFilmFestival<br/>　　YamagataFilmFestival,Japan<br/>　　RotterdamFilmFestival<br/>　　SydneyFilmFestival<br/>　　MelbourneFilmFestival<br/>　　MannheimFilmFestival<br/>　　FilmsdeFemmes,CréteilFrance<br/>　　AsianAmericanFilmFestival<br/>　　QUOTES<br/>　　“Independentinthoughtanddelicateincraftsmanship,strungwiththetensilestrengthofapianowire.”<br/>　　KarenJaehne<br/>　　FilmComment<br/>　　“Poetic,lyrical,sensual,herworkisdenselytexturedandrichwithbreathtakinglybeautifulimages,elegantcameraworkandeloquentmulti-layeredsoundtracks.”<br/>　　SusanDitta<br/>　　“Oneofthemostextraordinarydocumentariesofrecentyears….Abeautifulandmovingfilm,aschallengingandstimulatingformallyasitispolitically.”<br/>　　LondonFilmFestival