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The duality of "democracy."
ABOUT THE FILM:
When Taiwanese visionary Audrey Tang prepared to sleep as a child, she worried that she had only a 50% chance of waking up in the morning due to a congenital heart condition. Her heart, like democracy across the globe, is both fragile and strong—vibrant but facing an existential threat. Good Enough Ancestor reminds us of what is at stake in 2024 when 70% of the world’s democracies hold elections.
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER:
Cynthia Wade is an Oscar and Emmy-winning director. Her work includes the Netflix series MerPeople, about the dangerous, beautiful world of underwater performers (100% Rotten Tomatoes); The Flagmakers (Disney+, Emmy winner, Critics Choice Nominee, WFF); Gutsy (Apple TV+, starring Hillary Clinton); Grit (PBS, Emmy® Nominee, WFF); Mondays at Racine (HBO, Oscar nominee, WFF); Freeheld (HBO, Oscar winner, Sundance winner, WFF); Born Sweet (Sundance winner, WFF); Shelter Dogs (WFF); Grist for the Mill (HBO); and Growing Hope Against Hunger (PBS, Emmy Winner). She has won over 50 film festival awards worldwide. Good Enough Ancestor is her sixth WFF film.
- Year2024
- Runtime21 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Mandarin
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereEast Coast Premiere
- DirectorCynthia Wade
- ProducerTeri Whitcraft, Matthew Syrett
- Executive ProducerGlen Weyl, Megan Kelly
- Co-ProducerHarolyn Sun, Anna Chai
- FilmmakerCynthia Wade
- CastAudrey Tang
- CinematographerBoaz Freund
- EditorSasha Friedlander
- Sound DesignSam Kashefi
The duality of "democracy."
ABOUT THE FILM:
When Taiwanese visionary Audrey Tang prepared to sleep as a child, she worried that she had only a 50% chance of waking up in the morning due to a congenital heart condition. Her heart, like democracy across the globe, is both fragile and strong—vibrant but facing an existential threat. Good Enough Ancestor reminds us of what is at stake in 2024 when 70% of the world’s democracies hold elections.
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER:
Cynthia Wade is an Oscar and Emmy-winning director. Her work includes the Netflix series MerPeople, about the dangerous, beautiful world of underwater performers (100% Rotten Tomatoes); The Flagmakers (Disney+, Emmy winner, Critics Choice Nominee, WFF); Gutsy (Apple TV+, starring Hillary Clinton); Grit (PBS, Emmy® Nominee, WFF); Mondays at Racine (HBO, Oscar nominee, WFF); Freeheld (HBO, Oscar winner, Sundance winner, WFF); Born Sweet (Sundance winner, WFF); Shelter Dogs (WFF); Grist for the Mill (HBO); and Growing Hope Against Hunger (PBS, Emmy Winner). She has won over 50 film festival awards worldwide. Good Enough Ancestor is her sixth WFF film.
- Year2024
- Runtime21 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Mandarin
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereEast Coast Premiere
- DirectorCynthia Wade
- ProducerTeri Whitcraft, Matthew Syrett
- Executive ProducerGlen Weyl, Megan Kelly
- Co-ProducerHarolyn Sun, Anna Chai
- FilmmakerCynthia Wade
- CastAudrey Tang
- CinematographerBoaz Freund
- EditorSasha Friedlander
- Sound DesignSam Kashefi