Documentaries falling into the human rights category can be tricky. The strength of the problem in focus tends to take over all other aspects that make a documentary a good film. Is it also the case of Badass Beauty Queen by Theresa Kowall-Shipp? Let’s have a look.
The core of Badass Beauty Queen is Anastasia Lin, whose monicker became the title of the film. Lin, now Canadian, was born in Hunan Province of China. In her 13 years of age, she moved to Canada, and a child that had memorized communist anthems grew up to be an adult fed up with Chinese government doing whatever it wants. As an actress, Lin took up roles in stories committed to the cause. Being in close contact with the emmigrés and refugees from China, Lin realized she needed a stronger voice. Inspired by Miss World Canada 2003 Nazanin-Afshin-Jam who has been an avid human right activist,...
The core of Badass Beauty Queen is Anastasia Lin, whose monicker became the title of the film. Lin, now Canadian, was born in Hunan Province of China. In her 13 years of age, she moved to Canada, and a child that had memorized communist anthems grew up to be an adult fed up with Chinese government doing whatever it wants. As an actress, Lin took up roles in stories committed to the cause. Being in close contact with the emmigrés and refugees from China, Lin realized she needed a stronger voice. Inspired by Miss World Canada 2003 Nazanin-Afshin-Jam who has been an avid human right activist,...
- 8/16/2019
- by Anomalilly
- AsianMoviePulse
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