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201930 minPGdocumentary

Ver a China

201930 minPGdocumentary

A foreign filmmaker spends a year reflecting on her experiences and footage from a trip to Fujian, China, focused on tea production.

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Amanda Carvalho

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A foreign filmmaker spends a year reflecting on her experiences and footage from a trip to Fujian, China, focused on tea production.

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Amanda Carvalhodirector

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A foreign filmmaker travels to Fujian province, China, to document tea production. Over the course of her visit, she captures the intricate processes involved in cultivating and processing tea. A year later, back in Brazil, she reflects on her footage and the experiences she had in China. The 30-minute film presents a personal narrative intertwined with the cultural significance of tea in the region.

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