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Optimism is a Choice: Nanfu Wang on "Night is Not Eternal"

Optimism is a Choice: Nanfu Wang on "Night is Not Eternal"

We discuss the timing of her new film, Rosia María Payá, and how to keep optimistic

Max Covill
Nov 19, 2024
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(Pictured) 2021 Cuban Protests

Nanfu Wang is a Chinese-born American documentary filmmaker. Her earliest film, Hooligan Sparrow, premiered at Sundance in 2016 and would later be shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards. Since then she’s directed many features including the acclaimed One Child Nation, and In the Same Breathe which lo…

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