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Palimpsest: The Story of a Name

8.2Apr 17, 2026108 min

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.

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Mary Stephen

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Palimpsest: the Story of a Name 隱蹟之書 - Directed by Mary Stephen 雪美蓮

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