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Hidden Letters: A Conversation with Violet Du Feng (Part 2)

January 30, 2023 • Cortney Chaffin & Ellen Larson • Season 2 • Episode 2

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Part 2 of our conversation with award-winning director and producer Violet Du Feng. We talk about her recent documentary film Hidden Letters, which follows the stories of two millennial Chinese women connected by their love of Nushu, a secret language of sisterhood that dates back hundreds of years.

For more on Feng's film see: www.hiddenlettersfilm.com. Hidden Letters is available for viewing on Apple TV, YouTube, Google Play and Amazon Prime Video. Follow Hidden Letters on instagram @hiddenlettersfilm.

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