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An Oregon woman finds an SOS message from a Chinese dissident in a package of Halloween decorations from Kmart, setting off a chain of events that would shut down the entire labor camp system in China and ignite the letter-writer’s dangerous quest to expose a deadly persecution.
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Canadian Screen Award “Best Documentary” Nominee
Top 20 Audience Choice out of 247 films – Hot Docs 2018, Toronto
“An important story, made more intense by its tight focus… well told” – Ken Jaworowski, The New York Times
Silver Punt Audience Award for Best Documentary Film 2018 – Cambridge Film Festival, UK
“An astonishing sequence of events…” – Matthew Bannister, BBC Outlook
Grand Jury Prize for Best International Documentary – Doqumenta, Mexico
“A powerful tale of human suffering, compassion and perseverance” – Kevin Crust, LA Times
Audience Favourite Canadian Documentary Feature – Calgary International Film Festival, Canada
“An example of documentary at its most aspirational” – Andrea Gronvall, The Chicago Reader
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In the film we see the power of a letter. Now it’s your turn.
If you are in the US please write to your local senator asking them to co-sponsor Senate Resolution 220, a bipartisan resolution expressing solidarity for Falun Gong practitioners who have lost lives, freedoms, and rights for adhering to their beliefs and practices.
If you are in Canada please write to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to help free Canadian Falun Gong practitioner, Sun Qian, who has been illegally detained in China for over a year and is being tortured for her beliefs.
NEWS
Exciting news! Letter From Masanjia is the opening film of DocsBarcelona this year. You can watch it tomorrow at TV3 and Filmin. Check out the director's message here.▶️👁️ Estrenamos nuestras entrevistas con los directores que pasarán por #DocsBcn, con esta a Leon Lee.
Mañana #LetterFromMasanjia inaugura nuestra 23a edición en TV3 y Filmin.
Nikkei Asian Review’s timely interview with Director Leon Lee about the Chinese regime’s propaganda war on the Coronavirus.
Coronavirus sheds light on China's 'propaganda machine': filmmaker
asia.nikkei.com
Leon Lee says Beijing has turned outbreak failure into a party success storyExcellent writeup by FURUYA Koichi from 朝日新聞（The Asahi Shimbun）, one of the largest national newspapers in Japan.
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