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Hooligan Sparrow

Year
2016
Country
USA, China
Duration
84’
Director
Nanfu Wang

The danger is palpable as an intrepid young filmmaker follows the maverick activist Ye Haiyan (a.k.a. Hooligan Sparrow) and her band of colleagues to Hainan Province in southern China, to protest the case of six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. Marked as enemies of the state, the activists are under constant government surveillance and face interrogation, harassment, and imprisonment. Sparrow, who gained notoriety with her advocacy work for sex workers’ rights, continues to champion girls’ and women’s rights, and arms herself with the power and reach of social media.

Production and Sales
Little Horse Crossing the River, [email protected], www.hooligansparrow.com
Director
Nanfu Wang

Nanfu Wang is an independent filmmaker based in New York City. She was born in a remote farming village in Jiangxi Province, China. Nanfu holds three master’s degrees from New York University, Ohio University, and Shanghai University. Since completing her studies, she has produced several short films. Her work often features the stories of marginalized or mistreated people. Nanfu continues to seek out and tell the stories of people who have been ignored by their societies. Hooligan Sparrow is her debut feature.

Selected Filmography

Hooligan Sparrow (2016)

Red Hall
Cinema House
vul. Saksahanskoho, 6
Q&A with director
Red Hall
Cinema House
vul. Saksahanskoho, 6
22 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
 6 — 13 
June 2025
Among the Believers
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Among the Believers
Year
2015
Country
USA, Pakistan
Directors
Hemal Trivedi, Mohammed Ali Naqvi
Duration
84’
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Call Me Marianna
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Call Me Marianna
Year
2015
Country
Poland
Director
Karolina Bielawska
Duration
75’
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Casa Blanca
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Casa Blanca
Year
2015
Country
Poland, Mexico, Cuba
Director
Aleksandra Maciuszek
Duration
62’
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Censored Voices
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Censored Voices
Year
2015
Country
Israel, Germany
Director
Mor Loushy
Duration
87’
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David & Me
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David & Me
Year
2014
Country
Canada
Directors
Ray Klonsky, Mark Lamy
Duration
79’
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Dear Uncle Vladimir
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Dear Uncle Vladimir
Year
2015
Country
Russia
Director
Maria Pavlova
Duration
100’
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Pervert Park
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Pervert Park
Year
2014
Country
Denmark, Sweden
Directors
Frida Barkfors, Lasse Barkfors
Duration
77’
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Those Who Said No
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Those Who Said No
Year
2014
Country
Sweden
Director
Nima Sarvestani
Duration
89’
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Ten Seconds
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Ten Seconds
Year
2016
Country
Ukraine
Director
Yuliia Hontaruk
Duration
69’
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