Vanessa Hope is an award-winning producer and director who has produced multiple acclaimed films in China including Berlin International Film Festival selection, Wang Quanan's The Story Of Ermei and Cannes Film Festival selection, Chantal Akerman's Tombee De Nuit Sur Shanghai, part of an omnibus of films, The State Of The World. She has also directed and produced several doc shorts, including China In Three Words, an official selection at DOC NYC. Hope made her directorial feature debut with the documentary All Eyes and Ears, an exploration of the complex links between the U.S. and China featuring former President Obama’s US Ambassador to China and premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Sonoma Film Festival 2024 (USA)
Winner, Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary

Sun Valley Film Festival 2024 (USA)
One In A Million Award for Best Documentary

Cinema For Peace Foundation 2024 (Germany)
The Cinema For Peace Honorary Award

Middleburg Film Festival 2023 (USA)
Audience Award

Genre: Documentary, Politics

Featuring: Tsai Ing-wen

Rating: M18

Duration: 85 mins

Languages: Mandarin (with English subtitles)

“The film looks at the issue through the objective perspective of a foreigner, urging us to reflect, not through forced narration, but solely through archival footage and interviews.” — Park Chan-wook

“The film was beautiful, well produced, and even handed in approach.” — Theresa Fallon, member of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP-EU)

“A woman who really inspires both hope and faith and also stands as an example of dignity and humanism in the often rough game of international politics, and the heaven knows we really need that right now…” — Mads Mikkelsen - Head of CPH:DOX