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Synopsis:

At the beginning of 2021, singer-songwriter and human rights activist James H. White sets out for Washington, DC to write a song in protest of the Beijing Winter Olympics. After hearing the gut-wrenching story of three sisters who were tortured in China, he flies across the Atlantic to talk with several experts, hoping to shed light on the stories he heard from the three sisters.

 

The more he explores the topic, however, the more he discovers that what happened to the three sisters, and millions more like them, goes way beyond the human rights of one group, and way beyond the borders of China. The deeper he digs, the broader, and more sinister, the story becomes… and it underlies everything, from COVID to media censorship, from politics to entertainment.

 

Featuring insights from some of the world’s leading human rights experts, lawyers, and heart-breaking interviews with those who faced, and survived, the unimaginable, James’ year-long journey circles back to where it all started, Washington DC, where James faces a stark realization that changes his perspective forever.

Awards

Awards

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BEST DOCUMENTARY - New York International Film Awards - NYIFA - 2022 (white font).png
BEST DOCUMENTARY - Europe Film Festival - 2022 (white font).png
FINALISTS - Cannes World Film Festival - 2022 (white font).png
BEST DOCUMENTARY - Vegas Movie Awards - 2022 (white font).png
BEST DOCUMENTARY - Festigious Los Angeles - Monthly Film Competition - 2022 (white font).p
FINALIST - Paris Play Film Festival - 2022 (white font).png
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Odyssey Fest - 2022 (white font).png
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OFFICIAL SELECTION - Florence Film Awards - 2022 (white font).png
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Naples Film Awards - 2022 (white font).png
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OFFICIAL SELECTION - London Independent Film Awards - 2022.png

Reviews

Bitter Winter

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The search for inspiration for a human rights song becomes a dark quest for truth about China’s agenda for the world.

Epoch Times

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‘Canaries in a Cold War,’ a Powerful, Sobering Exposé of Forced Organ Harvesting

Vision Times

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A Heart-wrenching Story of Unfathomable Evil, Media Compliance and Unwavering Resilience

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Audience Feedback


So shocking and shameful.. beautifully done. Everyone needs to see this, it involves all of us.

- Rosella



WOW!


- Susanne

Streaming Platforms

Streaming on Epoch TV

Streaming on FalunInfo TV

Streaming on Rise TV

 

About The Director

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Mathias Magnason

Mathias Magnason is a Swedish-born filmmaker whose life's work has focused on the compelling human stories that emerge from some of the worst human rights crisis in the world. The United Nations hired Mathias for his directorial debut, where he shot a documentary about a cultural exchange between two schools in Sweden and Malawi, southern Africa.

In his second film—“Article 23”—Mathias produced a 20-minute documentary that told the story of Falun Gong, the persecuted spiritual group in China. At a time when no one else would touch the subject, Mathias was able to get it aired on broadcast TV in Sweden. In 2010, Mathias moved to the US and founded Magnason Film to continue making impactful documentaries, including the multi-award winning short documentary, Defiance in the Kingdom of Fake News.

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