Mom always braided my hair so tightly that it carved a distinct path atop my head. But one day, she cut off the carefully braided hair. Along the path, I touched our unbreakable inner attachment and the journey of female growth we were both unprepared to face.<\/p>\n","preview":{"title":"","bg":false,"video":"","poster":false},"title":"BRAIDED","director":[{"ID":76827,"post_author":"69","post_date":"2024-07-01 15:18:02","post_date_gmt":"2024-07-01 07:18:02","post_content":"","post_title":"Zhang Chenxi","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"zhang-chenxi","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-07-01 15:18:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-07-01 07:18:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.firstfilm.org.cn\/?p=76827","menu_order":1207,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"director_detail":"
This lifetime is filled with moments akin to when my mom used to braid my hair. The stages of being a girl, a young woman, a wife, a mother\u2014these phases always seem somewhat disconnected from the past. We are forced to grow intentionally or unintentionally, unprepared for what lies ahead. Now, I’ve reached a point where I must admit my moments of hesitance to move forward. Yet, I dare not show immaturity. But when I see our similar short hair and hair parting, I realize we share similar traces of growth and struggles. Presently, both my mom and I are moving forward passively, pretending to be strong. In this case, let me choose to be someone not strong! Mom, can I come back to be with you on this journey?<\/p>\n","time":"6min","year":"2023","color":"Color","category":"","language":"Animation","country":"China \/ United States","resolution":"","award-bg":false,"gallery":[{"ID":76838,"id":76838,"title":"Braided_Still_9","filename":"Braided_Still_9.jpg","filesize":1375151,"url":"https:\/\/www.firstfilm.org.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Braided_Still_9.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.firstfilm.org.cn\/en\/movies-en\/film-library-en\/braided\/attachment\/braided_still_9-2\/","alt":"","author":"69","description":"","caption":"","name":"braided_still_9-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":76840,"date":"2024-07-01 07:20:28","modified":"2024-07-01 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