Cannes: Shih-Ching Tsou's talks her solo directing debut 'Left-Handed Girl,' produced, written, and edited by Sean Baker.

One of the most anticipated films in the Cannes Critics’ Week sidebar is “Left-Handed Girl,” the first feature-length solo film by Taiwanese director Shih-Ching Tsou. She co-wrote the film ...

also known as Ching Shih, who came from a fisherman’s family and was forced into prostitution. After the death of her husband and pirate chief Zheng Yi, she inherited his Red Flag Fleet and rose to ...

It’s no secret that several of the most renowned pirates in history have been women ... I bet most people haven't met a little lady named Ching Shih. Sarawak getting top US singer to perform ...

also known as Ching Shih, who was born in a fisherman’s family and forced into prostitution. She eventually married the pirate chief Zheng Yi and after his death, she assumed control of his Red Flag ...

“The film was edited by Sean. it’s true that there’s a connection, I’m not going to hide it, and I don’t think Shih-Ching Tsou will either,” commented Cannes Critics’ Week Artistic ...

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Rape was punished by beheading. • Consensual sex without Ching Shih's permission meant a beheading. Your female partner slept with the fishes. • Pirates had to marry female prisoners before ...

This was a strict list of rules to live by, and any pirate who stepped a toe out of line was punished. Ching Shih’s code was especially protective of female captives. It ruled that pirates could be ...

Ching Shih was notoriously difficult to impress. History’s most powerful and swag-laden pirate, Canton native ... component of what would become the female triumvirate steering the game.