A Life of Bondage
LIU Hui • 2017
The three-inch golden lotus has existed in China for more than a thousand years, and the only remaining old people with small feet are around 90 years old. The documentary "A Life of Bondage" records the life of the old people with little feet directly through film, and uses video to record this disappearing group. The work won the third prize in the short video unit of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival, the top ten works of the 4th short video competition of the Shanghai Television Artists Association and the 2nd college student short video competition.
AWARDS & FESTIVALS
2023 Beijing International Film Festival, China
CAST & CREW
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
LIU Hui
Director
“A Life of Bondage” records the last generation of women with small feet in the mountainous area of Luzhong through the lens, and directly presents the life of the three-inch golden lotus old man in his later years with images.