In 2017, Nan Li won the New Director Award at the 9th Macau International Film Festival for her feature film “Brutal Truth”.
Nan Li’s screenwriting works “Pacific Family Letter”, “New Style New Year” and “Communal Youth Years” have been funded by the Special Fund for Promoting Shanghai Film Development, Young Screenwriters Project and Shanghai Culture and Arts Project.
In 2021, wrote and directed the TV series “Happy Boo Year”, which was co-invested and released by TikTok, starring by Li Dang, Qin Niu Zhengwei, Zhang Yan, Dannen (10 million fans), Zhong Fu Xiang and Sun Chen Jun, reached 350 million plays.
Director Statement
Jan 2022, Hunan, a woman jumped to her death, the child is 2 months old.
Mar 2021, Hong Kong, a woman jumped to her death, the child is 5 months old.
Dec 2020, Henan, a woman jumped to her death, the child is 7 days old.
Nov 2019, Jinan, a woman jumped to her death, the child is 4 months.
Dec 2018, Fuzhou, a woman jumped to her death, the child is 1 month.
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The report “Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of post-partum depression”, issued by the Chinese official, states the prevalence in China is 1.1%-52.1%.
In this extremely wide range and vague data, I see the scream that cannot be shouted and the life that has been lost.
I am a mother of a 2-year-old daughter who has also suffered from postpartum depression.
The whole short film is born from the truth and from the lament of 52.1% of women.
* About the teeth and imprisoned in chains plots of the short film come from the news in January 28, 2022.
A woman in Xuzhou, China, was imprisoned in a dark room, having eight children, with no teeth and no legal outcome to date.