Small Happiness: Women of a Chinese Village

Synopsis

Concerns the women of the village, Long Bow, who are the subject of the William Hinton books ‘Shenfan’ and Fanshen’. The title refers to the enduring attitude in rural China that while a boy is ‘big happiness’, a girl is ‘small happiness’. Witnesses the women’s efforts to extend the boundaries of their roles.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 58 min.

Year of production

1984

Availability

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Notes

See also ALL UNDER HEAVEN: LIFE IN A CHINESE VILLAGE and TO TASTE A HUNDRED HERBS: GODS, ANCESTORS AND MEDICINE IN A CHINESE VILLAGE.

Documentation

Referenc: ‘Fanshen’ by William Hinton (Carma Hinton’s father).

Uses

Any course on contemporary China/social position of women.*

Subjects

Anthropology; Women’s studies

Keywords

China; rural communities; women

Credits

Director

Carma Hinton; Richard Gordon

Production Company

Name

USA

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.