Lan Ding Yao / Change - Feature Documentary - China

In Guihuotun, Guiliu Village, Baisheng Township, Napo County, on the Sino-Vietnamese border, a traditional Landian Yao traditional folk wedding will be held soon

The whole wedding presents this ethnic group's active or passive involvement in the masses that extend from individual activities to collective carnivals in the villages. It also interprets the silent changes in facts. How to characterize this change will be evaluated by time.

At the same time, the bride is usually very open, often discussing sexual topics with children about pregnancy and abortion at the age of 16, dropped out of school in the third grade, and is 20 years old this year. This marriage is an unmarried first pregnancy (second pregnancy); the groom is 30 years old, No fixed occupation. The bride’s family did not agree to the marriage between the two. This contradiction broke out over the weight of the pork. Forcible marriage caused by premarital sex has impacted the traditional ideas of the older generation.

Director, Xiao Hu

Lan Ding Yao / Change had an aggregate rating by the AniFab judges of 8.6 out of 10 and one of the judges commented, Change is a very interesting movie. I was captivated from the first frame. I cannot imagine the potential abuse from some of the subjects towards the filmmaker. The tension was very real.