"TO BE A WOMAN" SHORT FILM SHOWCASE

In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of Virginia Woolf’s death, the streaming platform Montage is currently screening a showcase of feminist-themed films entitled “To Be a Woman.” The online showcase features 10 short films made by emerging female directors, curated by the Shanghai-based independent filmmaker, curator, and critic Lǚ Yáo 吕遥. Her selection has brought out a rich panorama of stories about women’s experiences and lives in modern China. According to Montage’s page for the program, the films are linked by feminist icon Simone de Beauvoir’s framework of the five stages of life: Childhood, Adolescence, Youth, Middle Age, and Old Age.

Young Master Of Shaolin

Ego

Men of the World

Men of the World is a BBC sitcom which starred David Threlfall and John Simm.

Monty Don's Italian Gardens

Monty Don conducts his personal 'grand garden tour' around Italy, including the retreats of the affluent north and horticultural gems of the south.

Extraordinary Stories Behind Everyday Things

Offering an in-depth look at how iconic American-made products are created, this series celebrates the ingenuity, passion and creativity of the people who proudly stand behind these timeless classics.

Chien et Chat

Devlok With Devdutt Pattanaik

Through chats with host Rasika Dugal, mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik explores the meaning and modern-day relevance of Indian folklore and philosophy.

V Love

Friends living in the SNS generation face challenges to finding love and happiness as they finish university and move on into the world around them.

Canta Comigo

In this singing competition, contestants must impress a panel of 100 music experts from across Brazil for a chance to win R$300,000.

Stone

Stone is an American police drama that aired on NBC on Monday nights between January 14 and March 17, 1980. The series was a Stephen J. Cannell Production in association with Gerry Productions, Inc. and Universal Television and was created by Cannell, Richard Levinson and William Link.

Tiwa Sorn Dao

Tiwa is the heir of a wealthy family, but was lost at sea as a child and grew up on an isolated island. Chomdao is a pretty, clever girl who works for a wealthy family, but longs to start a business in South Korea. While working, she falls off a cliff into the ocean while running from a man who is obsessed with her beauty. When she wakes up, she finds herself on Tiwa's island

The Savoy

This riveting documentary goes behind the scenes at iconic London hotel, The Savoy, as it undergoes a 100 million pound makeover. With unprecedented access, the two episodes chart the hotel's extensive renovations between 2007 and 2010 - with footage detailing the landmark's rich history.

Sparrow's Hotel

The comedy revolves around Sayuri Satou, the new front desk worker at the Sparrow's Hotel—"the closest hotel to Heaven". Her special features are her large breasts and her skills of assassination. She takes down people who cause trouble in the business hotel with those skills, but she is in fact very unskilled when talking to the male hotel manager, and often bites her tongue.

Cranston

Daniel O'Reilly (Dapper Laughs) self penned comedy pilot featuring Tamer Hassan

A Little Snow Fairy Sugar

The story is based around 11-year-old Saga Bergman, a young girl in a small German town called Muhlenberg (based on real town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber). Saga lives with her grandmother Regina and works in a coffee shop when not in school. Saga is extremely structured and plans her life down to the minute. One day, she notices a tiny creature in a fluffy outfit that appears to be starving. She offers it a waffle, which helps revive the tiny creature. Saga learns that this tiny creature is Sugar, an apprentice season fairy. Sugar explains that season fairies alter the weather by playing a magical musical instrument, and her specialty is snow, which she creates by playing the piccolo. Sugar is joined by two more apprentice season fairies, Salt, an outgoing male fairy who plays the trumpet to make the sun shine more brightly, and Pepper, a quiet and caring female fairy who plays the harp to make the wind blow.

Non-Non

Das Jenke Experiment

For Queen and Country

Based on the true story of a group of students from Leiden, this miniseries explores their experiences, different paths, and roles in World War II, either as Nazi collaborators or as members of the resistance.