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Xiaodan He is a film director, writer and producer. She is the first producer and director of Chinese immigration to obtain government grants in Canada and Quebec for the production of a feature film. She studied film production as a producer's major at the Beijing Film Academy.
Xiaodan He. Producer: Un Printemps d'Ailleurs. Xiaodan He is known for Un Printemps d'Ailleurs (2017), My Father's Journey (2020) and Xing fu hua yuan (1999).
- Actress, Producer, Director
- Xiaodan He
- On The Film's Theme of Suffering
- On Basing li Fang's Story on Her Own
- On Going Back to Her Hometown in China to Shoot The Film
- On Presenting Minority Voices in The Film Industry
- On Crazy Rich Asians Making Waves in Hollywood
Xiaodan He:This is from Buddhist thinking that I read many years ago. It says to live is to suffer, for human life, and happiness will leave us sooner or later. The first time I heard this, I was very shocked and even sad. That made me feel, "What is the purpose to live, as a human being?" But with age and with life experience, I should say that I ...
XH:I would say, for sure some of [the parts] come from my own experience. I am an immigrant. I come from China. I'm a woman and I also had a marriage with a local, a Québecois. So all this life experience gave me more inspiration to [tell] a story about a woman like that. I should also say that I have a big family in China and I visit them every ye...
XH:Dazu is a city that I really love. It's not only because it's the place I was born, but also [because] it's so beautiful. The Buddhist mountain with so many ancient Buddha sculptures and statues. So beautiful. I went to see them when I was a little girl with my grandfather. All these memories are always there. Many years ago, I said, if I have a...
XH:I always found that the openness for minority filmmakers and creators was always there. But I know it's quite tough to get grants from SODEC, Telefilm or CALQ. You have to pass a sort of competition. I'm always aware of that. But this funding for my feature film is not the first time. I got, for my previous documentary, funding from SODEC and th...
XH:I've heard of that movie. I'm very happy for the whole Asian casting and Asian director. In Hollywood, that's a big thing, since 25 years. This is quite positive, but to be honest, I cannot see how long this can maintain, or if this can really [remain] mainstream. I'm not really sure of that. As a filmmaker, I always believe it's the story that ...
Red Dawn Productions was founded by Xiaodan He in 2013 in Montreal, Canada. The main mandate of the company is to produce films reflecting the reality and culture of the underrepresented groups in Canada and elsewhere, especially through the fates of women.
RCI's Yan Liang interviews filmmaker Xiaodan He.
Xiaodan He, a Canadian filmmaker from China, has studied film production at the Beijing Film Academy in China from 1993 to 1997. She then worked for the Yunnan Minority Film Studio as an assistant producer and an assistant director.
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Xiaodan He - Canadian audiovisual producer. Learn more about Xiaodan He from Red Dawn Producions, their contact details, and their latest projects!
