Addie Morfoot Contributor Abramorama has acquired North American theatrical rights to Vanessa Hope‘s feature-length documentary “Invisible Nation.” The 85-minute doc investigates the election and tenure of Tsai Ing-wen, the first female president of Taiwan.
The docu follows Tsai as she seeks full international recognition of Taiwan’s right to exist. Hope captured Tsai’s two consecutive terms, during which the president performed a delicate balancing act.
She bolstered Taiwan’s right to sovereignty, forging closer collaboration with the U.S., while avoiding direct provocation of China amid rising worries about the country’s aggression.
At a time when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has demonstrated the ever-present threat of authoritarian aggression, “Invisible Nation” brings focus to the struggle of Taiwan as it fights for its democracy and its future. “I was not alone in knowing that the story of Taiwan needed to be told, but I never anticipated that peace would be this fragile, and the urgency of our film would become so critical,” says Hope.
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