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Original Film Title: SITTING THE MONTH
Director’s Name: Felicity LuHill
Writer’s Name: Rebecca Chu
Producer: Felicity LuHill, Rebecca Chu
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Filming: United States
Language: English, Mandarin Chinese
Runtime: 18 minutes 20 seconds
Film Description:
A new mother struggles with Chinese postpartum traditions.
SITTING THE MONTH is a carefully considered story about the emotional and cultural complexities of postpartum motherhood, particularly in the absence of one’s own mother. Through Iris, we pivot between cultural experiences and attitudes; a Western perspective lauds new mothers for “bouncing back” while a Chinese belief system encourages rest and recuperation, and it’s between these two cultural points of view that Iris is torn.