Shot over an eight-year period (2007-2015), this documentary film aims to present women’s struggle in the private and public spheres, both in China and Hong Kong. It offers a view into the lives of female factory workers, artists, rights activists, and intellectuals – whom deal with political violence, sexual harassment, online bullying, long-term separation from family, arbitrary treatment by transnational factory management, and/or poverty in their home villages.

一位行为艺术家以安静的形式走近讲台，然后继续缓慢而故意地用剃刀在她的脸上切开一系列伤口。一名博士生/电影制片人被软禁和不断监视，走到一辆跟着她的车辆前，举着一个牌子，上面写着“侮辱女人是可耻的”。工厂女工描述说，她们在挺身而出维护自己的权利时遭到逮捕和骚扰。

　　拍摄历时八年，《大声疾呼与耳语》是一部高度个人化、有时令人不安的亲密纪录片，记录了中国大陆和香港女性的压迫和反抗。一个引人注目和动荡的镜头是在香港民主示威中拍摄的。