Letter from Masanjia, Documentary, w Director Q&A
Event Ended- Where
- Metro Cinema - 8712 - 109 Street, Edmonton, Alberta View Map
- When
- Buy
- Buy Tickets
- Ages
- 14+
- Website
- http://www.metrocinema.org/production/letter-from-masanjia/
- Contact
- brett.price@flyingcloud.ca 780.425.9212 (Metro Cinema)
When a desperate SOS letter penned by a political prisoner turns up in Halloween decorations sold in Oregon, it sparks a nail-biting chain of events that exposes appalling human rights violations and leads to sweeping reform in China’s oppressive labor camp system. Post-screening discussion with director Leon Lee, who will be in attendance on Jan 25. The L.A. Times calls Letter from Masanjia an “amazing film… a powerful tale of human suffering, compassion and perseverance.” To The New York Times it’s “a potent documentary, an important story, well-told.” Winner of 12 awards as a selection in 30 festivals in the US, Canada, UK, Europe, Africa and Mexico, including Hot Docs Top Twenty Audience Award out of 247 films.