Date: Wednesd ay, August 14, 2013
Location: NY NATAS, 1375 Broadway (between 37t h and 38th Streets), Suite 2103
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*Free to NY NATAS Members!
$15 for those without current NY NATAS membership.< /span>
"\;Free China: The Courage To Believe"\;
Produced &\; Moderated by Sumn er Jules Glimcher.
&ldquo\;Free China: The Co urage To Believe&rdquo\; This award winning documentary film tells the sto ry of a mother and former Communist Party member, Jennifer Zeng, who along with more than 70 million Chinese were practicing a meditation system tha t combined Buddhist and Daoist beliefs until the Chinese Government outlaw ed it. The Internet police intercepted an email and Jennifer was imprisone d for her faith. As she endured physical and mental torture, she had to de cide: does she stand her ground and languish in jail, or does she recant h er belief so she can tell her story to the world and be reunited with her family? As China&rsquo\;s prisoners of conscience are subjected to forced labor and even organ harvesting, this timely documentary exposes profound issues such as genocide and unfair trade practices with the West. The film also highlights how new Internet technologies are helping bring freedom t o more than 1.3 billion people living in China and other repressive regime s throughout the world. For more info please visit www.FreeChinaMovie.com . \; \;
On the heels of 5 international film festival awards and more than 400 hundred private screenings includi ng the US Congress, European Parliament, British Parliament, Amnesty Inter national and Google Headquarters, &ldquo\;Free China&rdquo\; has been rele ased theatrically in 12 major US markets in 2013. The New York Times has p raised the film as &ldquo\;stirring&hellip\;[with] narrative power.&rdquo\ ; Karen Curry, former CNN New York Bureau Chief has described the film as &ldquo\;Intensely compelling&rdquo\; and indieWIRE has hailed the film as &ldquo\;deeply inspiring.&rdquo\;
Michae l Perlman, director of &ldquo\;Free China&rdquo\;, is an award wi nning filmmaker, performing artist, attorney and founder of two not for pr ofit organizations. He has traveled to over 60 countries, and spoken to th ousands of people on issues related to politics, human rights, activism, l aw, media, conflict resolution, religion, spirituality and positive thinki ng. Perlman helped found, and served on the board of Cross Cultural Soluti ons (CCS), one of the largest volunteer organizations in the United States . He produced, wrote and directed the New York Times Critics Choice film & ldquo\;Eyes of the World&rdquo\;, revealing the physical and emotional pri ce paid by photojournalists as they document human rights atrocities. Perl man produced, wrote and directed the award winning PBS International docum entary, &ldquo\;Tibet: Beyond Fear&rdquo\;, highlighting the story of Ngwa ng, a Buddhist nun and Bagdro, a Buddhist monk, who at the ages of 13 and 20, led freedom protests in Tibet.
Kean Wong, the producer of &ldquo\;Free China&rdquo\; is a human right s activist, TV producer/host and founder of Parigon Partners, a strategy a nd marketing consulting firm specializing in new media and social entrepre neurship. In 2005 he left Australia and moved to New York where over the l ast 8 years has been an award winning host, anchor and producer for New Ta ng Dynasty Television, a non-profit TV network headquartered in New York C ity and pioneers in broadcasting uncensored programming into and out of Ch ina via Satellite and the Internet. Back in 2001 he met Jennifer Zeng, the main subject of the film and helped her apply for asylum in Australia. Ye ars later in 2009, in New York, he met Michael Perlman, and shared her inc redible story with him, thus beginning the journey of the film and movemen t that is &lsquo\;Free China&rsquo\;.
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED DUE TO BUILDING SECURITY. ALL NAMES MUST BE ON GUEST LIST. Please RSVP via email info@nyemmys.org to reserve a seat. Please write &ldquo\;Free China&rdquo\; in t he subject line. Space is limited.