Weiyena - The Long March Home

AT 2020, 96 min, Weina Zhao, Judith Benedikt

Two family histories, one century and two metropolises merge in one person: Weina Zhao, whose parents called her „Vienna“ - Wéiyenà - because they emigrated to Austria. Her journey into the history of China leads to the Cultural Revolution, modern China and tackles the great issues of the 21st century: migration, identity and the search for one‘s past.

festivals

DOK.fest München 2020, DE | Ethnocineca 2020, AT | Festival DER NEUE HEIMATFILM 2020, AT | Kasseler Dokfest 2020, DE | Solidarity Human Rights FF 2020, IL | Through Women's Eyes Int. FF 2021, US | Diagonale - Festival of Austrian Films 2021, AT | Biennale Bavaria International - Festival des Neuen Heimatfilms 2021, DE | Taiwan International Documentary Festival 2022, TW

awards

VIKTOR DOK.deutsch Award (DOK.fest München 2020) | Austrian Documentary Award (Ethnocineca 2020) | Best Documentary Award (Festival DER NEUE HEIMATFILM 2020) | Franz Grabner Prize (Diagonale 2022) | Grand Prize of the International Documentary Competition (Taiwan International Documentary Festival)

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