A thousand years of good prayers / Entertainment Farm prsents a Good Prayers production ; produced by Yukie Kito, Rich Cowan, Wayne Wang ; written by Yiyun Li ; directed by Wanye Wang. The Princess of Nebraska / Entertainment Farm presents a Center for Asian American Media production ; directed by Wanye Wang ; co-directed by Richard Wong ; producers, Yukie Kito, Donald Young ; screenplay by Michael Ray.



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Based on the short stories by Yiyun Li. Originally released as motion pictures in 2007. Special features (A thousand years of good prayers): interview with Yiyun Li ; interview with Henry O ; photo gallery ; scene selection ; interacive menus. Special features (The Princess of Nebraska): interview with Yiyun Li ; Sasha video diaries ; photo gallery ; "Ling and Yan Yan" - a day in the life of young Chinese women ; scene selection ; interacive menus. A thousand years of good prayers: San Sebastian International Film Festival: CEC Award for Best Film, 2007, Wayne Wang. Board of Film Censors, Singapore (A thousand years of good prayers): PG. Board of Film Censors, Singapore (The Princess of Nebraska): M18 (Scene of intimacy). MPAA rating (A thousand years of good prayers): Not rated (Contains some adult subject matter). MPAA rating (The Princess of Nebraska): Not rated (Contains adult subject matter, language and brief nudity). A thousand years of good prayers: Director of photography, Patrick Lindenmaier ; production designer, Vincent DeFelice ; editor, Deirdre Slevin ; music, Lesley Barber ; costume designer, Lisa Caryl -- The Princess of Nebraska: Director of photography, Richard Wong ; editor, Deirdre Slevin ; music, Kent Sparling. A thousand years of good prayers: Henry O, Faye Yu, Vida Ghahremani, Pasha Lychnikoff. The Princess of Nebraska: Ling Li, Pamelyn Chee, Brian Danforth, Patrice Binaisa, Lukulu Binaisa. Soundtrack in English, with subtitles in English and Spanish.

Title
A thousand years of good prayers / Entertainment Farm prsents a Good Prayers production ; produced by Yukie Kito, Rich Cowan, Wayne Wang ; written by Yiyun Li ; directed by Wanye Wang. The Princess of Nebraska / Entertainment Farm presents a Center for Asian American Media production ; directed by Wanye Wang ; co-directed by Richard Wong ; producers, Yukie Kito, Donald Young ; screenplay by Michael Ray.
Artist
Kito, Yukie.
Subjects
Language
English
Type
Video Recording
Abstract
A thousand years of good prayers: A woman in her early 40s moves from China to America to start a new life. Her father comes to visit her because of her recent divorce. Their social and generational conflicts end up revealing the darker lies and cover-ups within her family during the Cultural Revolution. , The Princess of Nebraska: A China-born 18-year-old finds herself four months pregnant. She interrupts her studies to travel from Nebraska to San Francisco determine what to do about her pregnancy. It is a revealing look at a young woman growing up under the new economic prosperity of China over the last 20 years.
Year
2009
Original Publisher(s)
Digital Publisher(s)
Rights Statement
For private home use only.