Hon. David Kilgour to attend Ottawa Premiere of
“Free China: The Courage to Believe”
An Award-winning Film by Michael Perlman of “Tibet: Beyond Fear”
THE FILM THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY DOESN’T WANT YOU TO SEE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (NEW YORK, NY – August 16th, 2012) After winning the inaugural Free Speech Award at American Insight’s Free Speech Film Festival in Philadelphia in May, the documentary film “Free China: The Courage to Believe”, will have its Ottawa premiere at the Ottawa International Film Festival at the Empire Theatres – World Exchange Center on Saturday August 18th, 12:30pm. Following the screening will be a Q&A session with the Hon. David Kilgour, former Canadian Secretary of State (Asia Pacific region) who is featured in the film.
Directed by Michael Perlman of “Tibet: Beyond Fear,” the 53 minute documentary film examines the widespread human rights violation inside China – from forced abortions to live organ harvesting of prisoners of conscience – through the remarkable stories of best-selling author Jennifer Zeng, a mother and former Communist Party member, and Dr. Charles Lee, an American Chinese businessman. Both Jennifer and Charles along with hundreds of thousands of peaceful citizens in China, were tortured and subjected to slave labor for their spiritual beliefs in the Falun Gong meditation practice.
In addition, the film documents specific multi-national companies that profit from enabling the Chinese leadership to suppress dissidents and sheds light on the recent lawsuit filed by the Human Rights Law Foundation against Cisco System for allegedly implementing an elaborate surveillance apparatus that has led to the detention and torture of many Chinese prisoners of conscience.
This timely film also reveals how anti-censorship internet technologies and a re-emergence of spirituality and traditional values are bringing about a new China, one that can be free from the legacy of the most brutal dictatorship in history.
The film is a co-production between World2Be Productions and NTD Television, a non-profit 501 (c )(3) TV network headquartered in New York, dedicated to bringing uncensored and truthful information to and from China.
Interviewees in the film include:
Hon. David Kilgour, Former Canadian Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific) and author of “Bloody Harvest”
Rep. Chris Smith, US Congressman, Senior Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee (Chairman of its Africa, Global Health and Human Rights Subcommittee)
Ethan Gutmann, Author of “Losing The New China” and Contributor for The Asian Wall Street Journal
OTTAWA PREMIERE: Ottawa International Film Festival
Empire Theatres – World Exchange Center (111 Albert St., Ottawa, Ontario)
Saturday, August 18th at 12:30pm (plus Q&A with Hon. David Kilgour around 1:30pm)
Tickets: www.OIFF.ca or www.WatchFreeChina.com
Film’s website: www.FreeChinaMovie.com
PRESS CONTACTS
Kean Wong (Producer) NTD Television
Email: kean.wong@ntdtv.com Tel: +1 (347)-681-3987
Michael Perlman (Director) World2Be Productions
Email: mperlman@world2be.com Tel: +1 (212) 709-8056
