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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
We're thrilled to announce Letter From Masanjia won Best Canadian Film at Satisfied Eye International Film Festival over the weekend. Thank you for the recognition!That's a wrap!
Another incredible night at SEIFF where the warmth and love was palpable and many of our filmmakers went away declaring it the best festival they'd ever attended. We are so proud that our ethos is something that resonates so profoundly with all who join us and hope that everyone has made a few friends for life.
I said yesterday (before the rancid sausage) that we're all going to die in debt and unfulfilled. But I say that with pride. Filmmaking is a crazy pursuit, with the statistics weighed heavily against us and we only do it because we truly believe in our work. It takes a brave person to pursue that course and without those people we wouldn't have had the incredible films we've been privileged to enjoy as part of the festival. So that's why SEIFF exists. To celebrate the voices, the stories, the actors, writers, directors, set builders, everyone involved in the process, you make it all worthwhile. So hell yeah we're all going to die in debt and unfulfilled. Until 2020, I applaud you all, my crazy, beautiful, dysfunctional SEIFF family (and you are all part of that family now). See you for Christmas dinner at our house!
Film screening and panel discussion with director Leon Lee at Cinemateket on the weekend. Audience's response was great, leading to another impromptu QA after the screening.
More screenings this week. Get tickets: www.dfi.dk/cinemateket/biograf/alle-film/film/letter-masanjia?fbclid=IwAR2JlQ-VvxSUBpoigrYutFOYwB...
Maybe Leon Lee is coming to Aarhus october 1. Where to movie will be screened in the Cinema øst for paradis with a discussion about Human Rights
Great review by the largest newspaper in Denmark, Politiken.
"Why are people demonstrating on the streets of Hong Kong? If you want to know, what is behind the protesters' courage, you shall watch Leon Lee's documentary 'Letter from Masanjia'. It is not about life in Hong Kong, but about life in China, and about what could happen to you if you are not careful."
So amazing story!!! Never seen anything like this movie!
Outstanding!
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