Palimpsest: the Story of a Name (2026)

★ 7.7 1h 48m 3 votes IMDb
Documentary
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Veteran filmmaker Mary Stephen digs into her own family past to uncover the long-hidden origins of her Western surname, revealing a story of culture shock, colonialism, and contested remembrance.

Palimpsest: the Story of a Name

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Mary Stephen as Self Hong Kong, China Mary Stephen is a Canadian editor and director residing in France, originally from Hong Kong. A director of documentary and fiction films, Mary Stephen was for many years the editor of Éric Rohmer's f...
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