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Chinese silent cinema starlet Ruan Lingyu plays a modern and independent single mother. Her life is completely altered when her child falls ill.

Documentary film follows Chinese writer Hualing Nieh’s remarkable life traversing cultures, languages, and continents. Nieh co-founded with her late husband Paul Engle the acclaimed International Writing Program at University of Iowa.

Ruan Lingyu, the "Chinese Greta Garbo," plays an impoverished single mother who fights for survival in 1930s Shanghai in this silent classic.

Asia Society will honor outstanding leaders in their respective fields whose demonstrated vision, leadership and commitment have earned them global recognition.