In Shanghai in the early 90s, a high school girl’s choir achieved brief fame for their singing talents on the national stage. They were the promise of youth in a time of change, when society was transforming as rapidly as the city, and traditional ideas of the role of women were giving way to new possibilities for girls like them. Thirty years later, the now middle-aged friends reunite for the first time in decades to share their stories, tears and laughter, and to reflect on what being a woman in China today can mean.

Luo Tong has been producing and directing documentary content since 2002. She has been the driving force behind a number of successful independent films, including A Farewell Song (2007), The Poseidon Project (2013) and A City Sets Sail(2022). Her feature directorial debut, Shanghai Girls, was completed in 2023. She is currently in post_x005fproduction on her next film, M on the Bund. She is the producer behind the acclaimed and awardwinning documentary The Six (2021) which tells the story of the Chinese survivors of RMS Titanic. Executive produced by Academy Award winner James Cameron, The Six picked up prizes at major festivals around the world, including Vancouver International Film Festival, Beijing International Film Festival and the Chinese Academy Awards For Documentary Film. It has been theatrically distributed and broadcast in China, Japan, Australia, Europe and UK, and received positive reviews in The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and The Guardian.

Arthur Jones is an award-winning British filmmaker based in Shanghai. His work includes The Poseidon Project and A Farewell Song, the latter of which was backed by Channel 4’s BritDoc foundation and won the Special Jury Prize for Documentaries at the Syracuse International Film Festival. He is the director of the acclaimed and award-winning documentary The Six (2021) which tells the story of the Chinese survivors of RMS Titanic. Executive produced by Academy Award winner James Cameron, The Six picked up prizes at major festivals around the world, including Vancouver International Film Festival, Beijing International Film Festival and the Chinese Academy Awards For Documentary Film. It has been theatrically distributed and broadcast in China, Japan, Australia, Europe and UK, and received positive reviews in The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and The Guardian.

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