伍锦霞(1914-1970),美国出生的第二代华裔,中国电影杰出的女导演之一。作为电影人,伍锦霞的活跃时期是1935年到1949年,她是较早把西方的女权意识和海外中国人的民族意识带入华语片的先驱。她早在30年代中就尝试跨国、跨文化题材,也率先在美国拍制华语片。今天,我们只能看到仅仅留存下来的少数又不完整的影片以及一些剧本、故事大纲,却仍可感觉到她那份对祖国、对爱与友谊的执着,特别是对女性之间的友爱的重视;还有就是她对粤剧舞台和电影世界的梦想与热爱。 Wu Jinxia (1914-1970), second-generation Chinese born in the United States and one of the outstanding female directors of Chinese films. As a filmmaker, Wu Jinxia’s active period was from 1935 to 1949, and she was the early pioneer of bringing the awareness of Western feminism and overseas Chinese nationality into Chinese films. As early as the mid-30s, she tried transnational and cross-cultural themes and took the lead in making Chinese films in the United States. Today, we can only see a handful of incomplete videos, scripts and synopses, but we can still feel her attachment to the motherland, to love and friendship, especially to women. Of the importance; there is her dream of the Cantonese opera stage and movie world and love.