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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
Wrapped up our week-long press tour in Japan with a symposium at The University of Tokyo / UTokyo. Special thanks to Prof. Ako for all your efforts!
More than 40 media in Tokyo participated in the press screening of Letter from Masanjia ahead of the theatrical release in Japan. Can’t wait!
A school girl in London opened a Christmas card and found a cry for help from inmates in a China jail.
“We are foreign prisoners in Shanghai Qingpu prison. Forced to work against our will. Please help us and notify human rights organisation,” the handwritten note said.
Tesco pulls Christmas cards over China forced labour claim
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UK supermarket suspends production after girl finds message purportedly from jail inmatesAUDIENCE FEEDBACK
