Chinese Consulate Warns Film Festival on ‘Harmful’ Offering

18 April, 2012 at 08:06 | Posted in China, Culture, Falun Dafa/Falun Gong, human rights, persecution | Leave a comment
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‘Free China,’ a film about the persecution of Falun Gong, was targeted

By Matthew Robertson
Epoch Times Staff

A Chinese consulate in the U.S. has contacted the Palm Beach International Film Festival to warn them about a “harmful” movie they will screen that documents the violent persecution of a Chinese spiritual practice by communist authorities.

The consulate in Houston repeatedly called an organizer of the film festival making “inquiries” about the film, according to a spokesperson who did not want to be named, in a telephone interview with The Epoch Times. “They called asking questions, telling us that they thought it would be potentially harmful to them,” the individual said.

The consular official was told that “We’re in America,” according to the individual, and that the film would be shown nevertheless.

Michael Perlman, the filmmaker, understood the calls from the consulate to be an attempt at censorship. “This brazen attempt to silence free speech and expression of an American citizen in the United States by the Chinese government is dangerous and must be exposed so that these actions will not be repeated,” he was quoted as saying in a press release emailed by New Tang Dynasty Television, a co-producer of the documentary.

The documentary that aroused the phone calls is titled Free China: The Courage to Believeand was directed by artist and activist Michael Perlman. It will be screened publicly for the first time at the Palm Beach International Film Festival on April 14 and 16. Perlman is also the director of the 2008 film “Tibet: Beyond Fear,” which is about Chinese communist repression in Tibet.

“Free China” documents the persecution of Falun Gong, a popular Chinese spiritual practice, through the stories of two adherents who have been incarcerated and tortured by Chinese authorities because of their beliefs.

Calls to the switchboard and political and media affairs office of the Chinese consulate in Houston rang unanswered on the morning of April 16.

via Chinese Consulate Warns Film Festival on ‘Harmful’ Offering | Regime | China | Epoch Times

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Shake the world movie (Full DVD Eng Sub)

12 April, 2011 at 16:34 | Posted in China, Falun Dafa/Falun Gong, human rights, persecution, slave labor camps | Leave a comment
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“Shake the World” reveals the initial stages of the Chinese Communist Party’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong started in July 20, 1999.

It tells the story of Ding Yan, a typical Falun Dafa practitioner as she takes us through the first days of the persecution of Falun Gong, the Beijing News Conference held by Falun Gong practitioners in China on October and the Guangzhou Fa Conference in November 1999. Ding Yan is eventually persecuted to death at the hands of the police after suffering brutal physical and mental torture.

The persecution of Falun Dafa by the Chinese communist party has claimed the lives of thousands of Falun Dafa practitioners. All were violently tortured for refusing to relinquish their belief in Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance. They lost their lives but they left behind everlasting smiles and compassionate hearts.

Through the ages mankind has pondered: Where are we from? And to where are we going? Countless people have pursued the answer to this eternal question.

With a courtyard of gorgeous flowers, the spring has her master. The windstorm continues through the night, but there is no need to worry.

“Shake the World” reveals both the horror of the persecution and the beauty of Falun Gong practitioners’ uncompromising spirit.

( http://www.shenzhoufilm.com has approved for this movie to share online widely )

Beyond the Red Wall – Documentary

1 April, 2011 at 13:53 | Posted in China, Culture, Falun Dafa/Falun Gong, human rights, persecution, slave labor camps | Leave a comment
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Beyond the Red Wall: The Persecution of Falun Gong – Swedish subtitle (2007) 42:26

Beyond the Red Wall: The Persecution of Falun Gong focuses on the story of Canadian Falun Gong member Kunlun Zhang, an artist and professor at McGill University, who was arrested and sentenced to nearly three years in a Chinese labour camp.

Falun Gong, a method of exercise and meditation was outlawed in China in 1999 by President Jiang Zemin. Since that time it is believed by the Falun Gong, that thousands of followers of this spiritual movement have been sent to Chinese jails. There, they believe many have been tortured and even killed.

There are also allegations, contained in a report co-authored by Canadian lawyer David Matas and David Kilgour, former Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific, that Falun Gong practitioners have been victims of organ harvesting in China. Chinese Officials deny all such claims.

Canadian filmmaker Peter Rowe makes his case for why the followers of this movement deserve our attention, in his controversial documentary Beyond The Red Wall: The Persecution of the Falun Gong.”

More: U.S. House Calls for End to Falun Gong Persecution

More articles about David Matas and David Kilgour:

China’s Gruesome Organ Harvest

David Matas: Discovering Organ Harvesting in China

Chinese Accused of Vast Trade in Organs – Washington Times

Organ Harvesting Witness Faces Deportation to China

The Face of Ruthless Exploitation

Crusader up for Nobel Prize – Winnipeg Free Press

Falcons, USA and Bin Ladin

17 March, 2011 at 20:27 | Posted in Culture, Nature | 2 Comments
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Feathered Cocaine – Very interesting documentary about the foul play and the sham that is going on. And about a man with conscience. Swedish subtitles. Shown until 14:th of April.


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Shop Till You Drop – Documentary

19 January, 2011 at 20:36 | Posted in Body & Mind, Economy, Environmental issues | Leave a comment
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A very good program that shows what we are exposed to: A form of mind control to get us to where they want us in terms of consumption, even if it is ecologically unsustainable.

Shown until February 11:th

Most of it is in English. From Swedish Television.

Since it’s not shown any longer, sorry if you missed it, I have put the trailer here instead. If you get a chance to see the film, take it.

Is the Western world too materialistic? Are we willfully trashing the planetary ecology in order to serve the desires and drives of the ego? And what, or who could be driving this powerful force of seduction? “Shop ‘Til You Drop” takes a critical look at social injustice, peak oil, resource depletion and our deep need to feel connected to each other through what we choose to consume. This unique documentary also examines the frenzied pace of fast-lane materialism that is beginning to burn us out. We are just now beginning to yearn for a simpler life, but is it too late? Have we set in motion a runaway train that threatens to undermine the ecological, social and spiritual cornerstones that make the pursuit of happiness possible in the first place?

My Name is Liu Xiaotian

28 October, 2010 at 13:41 | Posted in Children, China, human rights, persecution | Leave a comment
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“After murdering his parents only because they practised the popular qigong method Falun Gong, the Chinese police came for young boy Xiaotian as well. Hunted across China for two years, ruined physically and mentally, Xiaotian finally escaped out of China — this is his story told by himself.”

A film by Christopher Brekne.

Most Dangerous Man in America – A Film about Moral Courage

4 June, 2010 at 15:55 | Posted in Culture | Leave a comment
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Most Dangerous Man in America

American documentary from 2009. Oscar-nominated thriller about Daniel Ellsberg, the insider who through leaking top-secret documents turned public opinion against the Vietnam War in the U.S. and saved the love of his life.

Look at it here until 30 June! At SVT Play. It’s in English with Swedish subtitles.

A multifaceted film that touches.

Riveting! A straight-ahead, enthralling story of moral courage. This story changed the world.  The movie offers one revelatory interview after another. CRITICS’ PICK!
- David Edelstein, New York magazine

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Beautiful Tibet – Free Tibet!

28 February, 2010 at 14:17 | Posted in China, Culture, human rights, Nature, persecution | Leave a comment
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So beautiful and so sad… The Tibetans are kept in big poverty by the Chinese people who have taken their land and are living there. The Tibetans don’t get any jobs and are kept outside of society.

China’s “Civilizing” Mission in my Country, Tibet.
http://tinyurl.com/SaveTibetFromChina

Tibetan Centre for Human Rights & Democracy http://www.tchrd.org

“Chinas Favorite Propaganda on Tibet & Why Its Wrong”
http://tinyurl.com/SaveTibet

UnderCover in Tibet
http://www.guba.com/watch/3000132055

Tibet: Her Pain, My Shame
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/03/…

First Time I Feel Ashamed to be Han, and Lucky to Not Be a Party Member
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/04/…

6 years in prison for making a film about Tibet

26 February, 2010 at 14:45 | Posted in China, Culture, persecution | Leave a comment
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From the YouTube page:

Documentary filmmaker, Dhondup Wangchen was sentenced to six years in prison late last year by the Chinese communist regime for allegedly inciting separatist activities.

The self-taught filmmaker co-produced the documentary Leaving Fear Behind. It features interviews of more than 100 Tibetans living in China. They speak about life under the Chinese regimes rule, the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

Wangchen was arrested in March last year, shortly after he completed filming the documentary.

Wangpo Tethong, a Tibetan activist based in Switzerland, says Wangchen was sentenced by a court in Xining, in northwestern Qinghai province. But his family was not told about the trial.

[Wangpo Tethong, Tibetan Activist]:
Right now theres no written confirmation for the sentence, but its clear from the reactions [of the court] that the sentence took place and it was spelt out on December 28th.

According to Tethong, Wangchen has reportedly appealed his sentence, but has no access to independent legal representation. A lawyer hired by his family was forced off the case and replaced by an attorney appointed by the Chinese regime.

Tethong says Wangchen suffered severe beatings in detention and contracted Hepatitis B. His family has not been allowed to see him. They are calling for the Chinese regime to release him.

[Wangpo Tethong, Tibetan Activist]:
What the family says is very simple, they say hes not a criminal and he shouldnt be treated like this. What he tried is to speak about his true feelings and this is not a reason to put him in prison. So dont treat him as a criminal, and he should be released, thats what his family is saying actually.

Wangchens wife and four children escaped China in 2006 and are currently living in India as refugees.

The documentary Leaving Fear Behind has been screened in more than 30 countries.

NTDTV’s official YouTube Channel got taken down for some weird reason, so I thought it would be a good time to upload some of their noteworthy videos again and it’s also to remind you guys that you can actually still find ALL their programming on their website: http://english.ntdtv.com – So just cause Google is probably bowing to China again doesn’t mean they are gone – go visit their website, they don’t only have news on human rights in China, but have 24 hour programming with live streaming.

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