Chinese Teen Roadtrip Film ‘Whispers in May’ Wins at Copenhagen Documentary Festival CPH:DOX

By Leo Barraclough

Leo Barraclough

International Features Editor

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Dongnan Chen’s “Whispers in May” won the main prize at CPH:DOX, Copenhagen’s documentary film festival, on Friday. The award, known as the Dox:Award, comes with a cash prize of €10,000 ($11,555).

In “Whispers in May,” 14-year-old Qihuo and her two best friends, who live in the remote Liangshan Mountains region of China, set out on a road trip to buy a skirt for her rite of passage.

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