The story of a disadvantaged girl and the mother who never gives up on her, Ann Hu’s Confetti is a heart-warming but initially rather ordinary sort of film which transforms into something much more interesting as a result of a revelation halfway through. It’s a very personal film for the director and it’s a film with a mission, a US production with a clear eye on the Chinese market which hopes to change the way that the Chinese government approaches education.
Meimei (Harmonie He) is a bright child determined to get off to a good start on her first day at school. Her mother, Chen Lan (Zhu Zhu) is a cleaner at the school and can’t resist a peek through the classroom window, nervous as most parents are in that situation. Sadly, in this case her nerves are justified. Meimei claims that she understands the words written on the board,...
Meimei (Harmonie He) is a bright child determined to get off to a good start on her first day at school. Her mother, Chen Lan (Zhu Zhu) is a cleaner at the school and can’t resist a peek through the classroom window, nervous as most parents are in that situation. Sadly, in this case her nerves are justified. Meimei claims that she understands the words written on the board,...
- 10/20/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Chinese star Zhu Zhu (‘Cloud Atlas’) leads bilingual drama.
US-based finance, production and sales company Est Studios has added Ann Hu’s bilingual drama Confetti to its inaugural Cannes sales and has kicked off talks with international buyers this week.
The film is about about a determined mother who moves from rural China to New York in the hope of finding a special education programme for her dyslexic daughter.
Chinese star Zhu Zhu, best known for Cloud Atlas and Marco Polo, stars with Amy Irving, Helen Slater and Harmonie He. The producers are Zhuo Shunguo and Josh Green.
Est Studios...
US-based finance, production and sales company Est Studios has added Ann Hu’s bilingual drama Confetti to its inaugural Cannes sales and has kicked off talks with international buyers this week.
The film is about about a determined mother who moves from rural China to New York in the hope of finding a special education programme for her dyslexic daughter.
Chinese star Zhu Zhu, best known for Cloud Atlas and Marco Polo, stars with Amy Irving, Helen Slater and Harmonie He. The producers are Zhuo Shunguo and Josh Green.
Est Studios...
- 5/20/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
"Who wants to be normal?!" Dada Films has released a new official US trailer for a Chinese-American film titled Confetti, written and directed by filmmaker Anne Hu (of Shadow Magic), telling her own story of moving to America when she was young. The film is a hopeful drama about overcoming personal challenges and focuses on a mother struggling with illiteracy and her daughter recently diagnosed with dyslexia after they move to New York City. It stars up-and-coming actress Zhu Zhu, along with Amy Irving, Helen Slater, and Harmonie He. Confetti "looks at the often-silent struggles faced by so many immigrant families. Featuring an affecting performance by Zhu Zhu, a steely and strong-willed turn by Amy Irving, and a delightful debut from young Harmonie He, Confetti shows that amongst a deluge of challenges, a sprinkling of hope, heart, and determination can help make sense of a confusing world and our place in it.
- 6/25/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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