Nushu: The Secret Language That Bonds Chinese Women

From Grammy nods to industry accolades, Nikita Chauhan is a force to be reckoned with. Based out of the UK, but managing influential artists across the world, from India and West Africa, back to London, Nikita has navigated the doubt, rejection, and constant need to maintain vision, with unwavering determination and a deep-rooted faith that she inherited from her grandparents. This is a story about success, and learning to cultivate the resilience needed to be a boss. But it’s more than that: it’s a story of legacy, one that finds the softer, often hidden strands that weave through the DNA of the people we admire most. Discover the inspiring story behind this young mogul in As Above, So Below. Coming to EST in November 2024.

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From Dreams to Dust | Trailer | The Dark Side of a Sustainable Future

While nickel may be great for Tesla, it's become detrimental to Indonesia--the largest producer of it. Today, children are unable to go to school because of landslides happening in villages because of nickel mining. Indonesian miners are full of regret, and trauma. 'From Dreams to Dust' is an award-winning documentary produced by EST and directed by our head of production @stephtangk follows a day in the life of one of the people living this story. His hometown has changed, his children’s education is compromised. At first, his wife didn’t want him to work in the nickel industry because there were so many accidents, and so many people died driving for these mining companies. And the consequences affect the whole village: children can’t get their education for fear of landslides that result in schools shutting down when it rains. Fisherman no longer have jobs because the entire coastline has been compromised by mining. Elon Musk’s message has been clear: mine more nickel and Tesla will give you a giant contract. Nickel is a critical component in electric cars, praised by many to be the key to a sustainable future. Sustainable for who?

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Nushu: The Secret Language That Bonds Chinese Women For Centuries

Hidden Letters is about the secret language of Nushu, a language created by and used by Chinese women. Nushu became a secret support system to bond generations of women by providing comfort and understanding of the struggles women live in a patriarchal world. Hidden Letters follows two women, Hu Xin and Simu Wu, who are passionate and experts in the sacred language. Influenced by Nushu’s legacy of female solidarity, the two women struggle to find peace and balance as they forge their own paths in a male dominant modern-day China. The world premiere of Hidden Letters will be at Tribeca on June 11th, 2022. More Info on tickets can be found on the official website: hiddenlettersfilm.com or https://tribecafilm.com/films/hidden-letters-2022

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5/11/2022

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