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Frozen in Time: the motherhood dilemma for single women in China

Location

Anshun, Guizhou, San Francisco, Califonia

Date

2020

Role

Cinematographer

Project type

Portrait Documentary Film

China's birthrate is at a record low, yet unmarried women are not legally allowed to freeze their eggs there. We meet Lei and Abu, as they travel to the US for the procedure – battling self-doubt and scepticism along the way. What does this mean for womanhood and parenting in modern China?

Frozen in Time: the motherhood dilemma for single women in China

Frozen in Time: the motherhood dilemma for single women in China

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