Canadian Screen Arts Festival // Letter from Masanjia

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Showings

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sat, Jul 21, 2018 11:30 AM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sun, Jul 22, 2018 3:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Mon, Jul 23, 2018 6:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Tue, Jul 24, 2018 8:45 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Thu, Jul 26, 2018 2:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Thu, Jul 26, 2018 9:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sat, Mar 30, 2019 6:00 PM
Film Info
Runtime:75 min
Copyright:2018
Country Listing:Canada
Rating:Not yet rated (STC)
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Leon Lee

Description

Canadian Screen Award Nominee - Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary 

When a woman in Oregon opens a box of Halloween decorations and finds an SOS letter penned by a political prisoner from inside a Chinese labour camp, her discovery makes waves across major news outlets worldwide. Meanwhile, the author of letter, Sun Yi, breaks through Internet firewalls to learn about the media attention and joins forces with an underground network of journalists and Chinese dissidents to reveal his entire story. From Peabody Award-winning director Leon Lee, Letter From Masanjia exposes China's appaling human rights violations through the eyes of Sun Yi, who will stop at nothing to find justice.

Stick around for a Q&A with director Leon Lee

 

Additional Information

Canadian Screen Arts Festival: Celebrate the best of homegrown cinema at this inaugural series showcasing five outstanding documentaries nominated for a 2019 Canadian Screen Award.

"An important story, made more intense by its tight focus." - The New York Times

"You have to see this amazing story to believe it" - POV Magazine