- Wang Meng photographed in Indonesia at the Club Med in Bali, is one of the 3 characters of Haberer’s film “My Lucky Bird”. (Ph.Elisa Haberer)
- Lei Shuang Mei the girl from Hunan – Mao’s province – is on her way to England. (Ph.Elisa Haberer)
- Tang Qi, one of the 3 characters of Haberer’s film “My Lucky Bird” waits for the bus and hopes her life will change. (Ph.Elisa Haberer)
- Elisa Haberer, the French director of “My Lucky Bird”.
Today’s Nicely Made in China story is different. We’ve interviewed Elisa Haberer, a photographer and filmmaker born in Seoul and brought up in Chalon-sur-Saône (France) – the cradle of photography. (Full disclosure – Elisa is a friend.) She has just released her first documentary film called “My lucky bird” [follow the link and do a search with Lucky Bird to watch the film]. The subject of “My lucky bird” appealed to us and we hope that you will find it interesting too: for a year Elisa followed 3 young Chinese women – all aged 23 – and filmed them in their daily lives as they embarked on major changes. “My lucky bird” illustrates with a humane eye, the challenges facing China’s young women today. (Elisa was based in Beijing from 2004 to 2011.)