The second feature film from Dongnan Chen, titled Whispers in May, explores the transition from girlhood to womanhood through the eyes of three Chinese girls on a road trip. The film will be shown at the main competition lineup of the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival on March 15. The hybrid doc combines documentary with improvised fiction to explore the transition between girlhood and womanhood. The director initially met the girls while researching shorts on Nuosu women across generations in the Liangshan Mountains for a commission on a project. Chen's research led him to read essays written by local school children and their voices were inspired by their experiences.