Talking with the Moon Princess   |   Documentary   | Shorts Block of Docs
Directed by: Priscilla Hefley
2005   |    17m 15s   |   China, USA

After meeting adoptive families in her community, a young woman explores her own adoption story. Weaving together elements from her imagination and details from interviews, she attempts to create a history from a fragmented past.

Screening Times: Victory Firehouse
Thursday, 7:00 pm / Friday, 5:00 pm / Saturday, 1:30 pm

About the Director:
Priscilla Tseng Hefley was adopted from Guangzhou, China in the early 1980s. Her family was able to
complete the adoption process with only the help of some Chinese friends and an interpreter. Her passion
for working as an advocate for Chinese adoptees coupled with her love for documentary filmmaking led to
the development of her film, Talking with the Moon Princess. The film was awarded a generous grant from
the University of Arizona's Jack and Vivian Hanson Film Institute and was the winner of the 2007
University of Arizona sponsored Lunafest film competition. Most recently, her film was accepted into the
2009 Open APPerture film festival. Currently, Priscilla is transitioning to television production and is
working at PBS.