Described as China's first women's rights activist, Qiu Jin (1875-1907) is the subject of the feature-length film Autumn Gem, written, directed, and co-produced (with husband Adam Tow) by Rae Chang, a San Francisco Bay Area artist and graphic designer. The film was first shown in 2009 and continues to be screened around the United States (go here for listings).
Qiu Jin also was a poet; she wrote about flowers, the seasons, friendship, solitude and loneliness, women's domestic lives, marriage, heroic females, remembrance of the past. Some examples of her poetry are included in the resources cited below.
Qiu Jin also was a poet; she wrote about flowers, the seasons, friendship, solitude and loneliness, women's domestic lives, marriage, heroic females, remembrance of the past. Some examples of her poetry are included in the resources cited below.
Here's the documentary's trailer:
The documentary is available on DVD.
Of Interest
"Qui Jin, Chinese Feminist", Forgotten Newsmakers, November 2010
"The First Female Martyr for China's 1911 Revolution"
"The First Female Martyr for China's 1911 Revolution"
"Hong Kong Feature Film on Qiu Jin To Be Released" (At this link, you'll find the trailer for The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake, 2011)
Patricia Caspers, "Hearing Voices: Women Versing Life Presents Qiu Jin", Ploughshares Blog, July 24, 2012 (This article includes some of Qiu Jin's poetry.)
Kara Swisher, "Making Documentaries in the Digital Age: A Chat With 'Autumn Gem' Co-Producers", All Things D, June 15, 2009
Lingzhen Wang, "Woman, Writer, Martyr: Qiu Jin's Life and Autobiographical Work at the End of the Qing Dynasty", Chapter 1 in Personal Matters: Autobiographical Practice in Twentieth-Century China (Stanford University Press, 2004), Googlebooks (This chapter, portions of which may be read at the Googlebooks link, includes information about Qiu Jin's poetry.)
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I love how you celebrate artists and art and the creative path.
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