"From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging."
"Netflix has quietly added a new film that's been hailed as one of the best of the year. On Friday (28 November), the streaming service released Left-Handed Girl, a family comedy drama that made waves on its premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival back in May. The Taiwanese film is written and directed by Shih-Ching Tsou, who regularly collaborates with Sean Baker, the Oscar-winning indie filmmaker whose Anora won Best Picture earlier this year. Baker co-wrote Left-Handed Girl."
"Left-Handed Girl has been in the works since Tsou co-directed Take Out with Baker in 2004. It follows a five-year-old girl (Nina Ye) who, along with her sister (Shih-Yuan Ma) and their mother (Janel Tsai), relocates from the serene countryside to bustling Taipei, where they open a noodle shop amid a night market. The film follows the trio as they adapt to their new environment."
The Independent emphasizes on-the-ground reporting across topics such as reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech, funded by donations to keep content free of paywalls. The outlet highlights investigative work, documentary production and efforts to present multiple perspectives by sending reporters to cover both sides. Netflix added Left-Handed Girl, a Taiwanese family comedy-drama written and directed by Shih-Ching Tsou and co-written by Sean Baker, to its catalogue after a 2025 Cannes premiere. The film follows a five-year-old girl, her sister and their mother as they move from the countryside to Taipei and open a noodle shop amid a night market, earning positive critical reception.
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