China, what's next?

Background:

China today is storming its influence globally in economic,technology, cultural, social and political areas, often, through harsh method.With growing interests in Arctic, Denmark in particular has drawn special attention from China.

What lies ahead of us? Does what is happening in China matter to us? Is democratic crisis in Hong Kong a warning to us? How should we relate and act to the upcoming changes? 

Schedule:

Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Globalhagen Kitchen and sSPAKRs invite you to a special evening with debate, screening and community dinner, to have a further discussion on these topics:
- 16.30 Door open & Entry
- 17.00– 18.00 Panel discussion: China, what’s next? 
- 18.00– 19.00 Dinner: Organic, vegetarian dinner from Globalhagen Kitchen (85 kr)
- 19.00– 20.30 Film screening: Letter from Masanjia (filmed secretly in China, story from a Chinese labor camp survivor. 

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upXzTmtn4Y0 )

Panel Discussion:

It is a great pleasure to have three guest speakers to join us for the evening. Bring up your questions!

Parjanya Christian Holtz (Filmmaker and Freelance Journalist)
- How Hong Kong's protests have become a de-facto war - Parjanya will share with us a journalist’s view of the situation on the ground in Hong Kong, with footage from the frontlines of the protests.

Mette Holm (China Expert, Author, Associate Senior Fellow at Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS))
- China is engaged in an aggressive media offensive, globally and at home. Mette will bring us her research and study on China's global media offensive, objectives and actual effect.

Thomas Rohden (Youth Politician, China Critics)
- China's power in the world is growing. But how should we relate and act to the upcoming changes? Thomas will share from a politician’s perspective on how European countries should deal with China as a rising power.

About Film - Letter from Masanjia:

(Scroll down for English version )
Små ting kan forandre verden. Som fx en moderne flaskepost, der rejser 8.000 kilometer fra Kina til Oregon, USA, og som fører til store samfundsmæssige ændringer og en endnu mere utrolig menneskefortælling! 

I en kasse med Halloween-pynt finder den amerikanske husmor Julie Keith et håndskrevet nødråb. Det er fra en kz-agtig arbejdslejr i det nordøstlige Kina, hvor en politisk fange pakker gravsten i skumplast til eksport (ironien er næsten håndgribelig). Hun deler historien med en lokal avis, hvorefter den går viralt verden over.

Filmens instruktør opsporer brevets afsender, Sun Yi, nu på fri fod, som indvilliger i at filme sit liv med skjult kamera. Vi får indblik i hans ægteskabskriser, specialbyggede hemmelige skuffer med flyveblade og et liv, hvor naboer og familie kan være stikkere.

Hvis ’Anne Franks dagbog’ skulle skrives i vores tid, kunne den se ud som denne dokumentar. For Sun Yi er et dybt rørende bekendtskab: En lillebitte, bebrillet mand med utrolig indre styrke.

Anmelderne skriver
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ - Politiken
★★★★★ "Ikke desto mindre er både brevet og filmen manifestationer af et sjældent mod i mødet med en uretfærdighed, som desværre ikke er sjælden" - Information
★★★★★ "Larger than life-fortælling. Der er ikke langt fra Sun Yi og 'Letter from Masanjia' til 'Edward Snowden' og 'Citizenfour'" - Moovy.dk
★★★★★★ ”Den mest vigtige, tankevækkende og rørende dokumentar i lang tid. Den siger noget om den politiske magt, men snakker også til vores menneskelige frihed, som vi muligvis aldrig får.” - CinemaOnline
★★★★★ "Alt det som en dokumentar bør være. Gang på gang bliver man forbløffet." - PlayUp.dk

Canada, 2018
Instruktør: Leon Lee
75 min | Engelsk tale
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Having recently qualified for the 2019 Oscars, the award-winning documentary "Letter from Masanjia" is coming to Denmark! The story is of a modern message-in-a-bottle that travels 8,000 kilometers from China to Oregon, USA, leading to major societal changes and an even more incredible human story!

When a desperate SOS letter penned by a prisoner of conscience in China turns up in Halloween decorations sold in Oregon, USA, it sparks a chain of events that catalyzed the shutdown of China's labor-camp system (even though, it must be noted, other forms of arbitrary detention and re-education remain).

Directed by Peabody Award winning director, Leon Lee, the film is both a powerful tale of human suffering, compassion and perseverance and a powerful reminder that most meaningful changes in life stem from the courage of those individuals who fearlessly expose social ills for the sake of truth and justice.

Canada, 2018
Director: Leon Lee
75 min | English subtitle

Media Reviews
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ - Politiken
”The most important, thought provoking and touching documentary in a long time ” - CinemaOnline
“An amazing film” - LA Times
“A potent documentary” - New York Times
“An astonishing sequence of events” - BBC
“You have to see this amazing story to believe it.” - POV Magazine