Synopsis

The Mosuo Sisters offers an intimate portrait of two spirited daughters from China’s last remaining matriarchal ethnic minority who are thrust into the worldwide economic downturn when they lose the only jobs they’ve ever known. Left with few options, Zhouma and Latsuo leave Beijing for home, a remote village in the foothills of the Himalayas. But home is no longer what it was, as growing exposure to the modern world irreparably changes the provocative traditions the Mosuo have built around their belief that marriage is an attack on the family. Determined to keep their mother and siblings out of poverty, one sister sacrifices her dream of an education and stays home to farm, while the other leaves to try her luck in the city. From Lijiang to Chengdu, Zhouma’s interactions with rich Chinese businessmen, lascivious gangsters, and fledgling pop stars lead her on a precarious path that pits her hopes and dreams against bitter realities.

HD/In Mandarin and Mosuo with English Subtitles/Release Date TBD

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Credits

• Director/Producer/DP/Sound:  Marlo Poras
• Producer:  Yu Ying Wu Chou
• Additional Cinematography:  Al Go
• Editor:  Amy Foote
• Executive Producer:  David Sutherland
• Production Photographer:  Shiho Fukada
• Music Supervisor:  Ben Davis
• Production Assistant:  Sunshan Ta
• Main Translator/Assistant Editor:  Lillie Zuck

Translators:

• Sunshan Ta
• Yu Ying Wu Chou
• Michael Minsky
• Madeline Wang
• Michael Weitzman
• Mei Yu Lee
• Aaron Arber
• Jung Jung Chang
• Cindear Zan
• Guo Ze Lan
• Xin Ping Wu
• Nima Za Xi
• Cheng Lei
• Guo Hong Mei

Funding

• ITVS
• CAAM
• LEF Foundation
• Sundance Documentary Fund
• Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund
• Cinereach
• The Jerome Foundation
• Chicken & Egg
• NYSCA
• Taiwan Documentary Fund