Vancouver International Film Festival
Sept 17, 2007 18:13:30 GMT -5
Post by Henry on Sept 17, 2007 18:13:30 GMT -5
You have probably heard of the documentary, “Nanking” produced by the VP of America Online, Ted Leonsis and directed by Oscar winners, Bill Guttentag and Dan Struman (Twin Towers in 2003). “Nanking” won the prestigious Jury Prize for documentary editing in this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Woody Harrelson, Mariel Hemingway, Jurgen Prochnow and other Hollywood actors/actresses play the role of Dr. Robert Wilson, Minnie Vautrin, John Rabe and other members of the Safety Zone Committee respectively. More information of this great documentary can be found at nankingthefilm.com.
(Please read some of the description of this documentary - below)
“Nanking” has been accepted by the Vancouver International Film Festival. The screening schedule is as follows:-
SCREENING SCHEDULE
Thursday, Oct 4th 7:00pm
Empire Granville 7 Theatre 2 $9.50
Monday, Oct 8th 3:30pm
Empire Granville 7 Theatre 2 $7.50
Thursday, Oct 11th 9:45pm
Empire Granville 7 Theatre 2 $9.50
You may purchase the ticket online www.viff.org/tixSYS/2007/filmguide/eventnote.php?notepg=1&EventNumber=0144&.
Thekla Lit
President of B.C. ALPHA Co-chair of Canada ALPHA (Association for Learning & Preserving the History of WWII in Asia)
www.alpha-canada.org
Leonsis was inspired to make the film, his first, after he read the "The Rape of Nanking," the best-selling book by the late Iris Chang.
Nanking tells of the horrors of war through the eyes of a group of European and American expatriates who heroically banded together to save 250,000 Nanking residents during the Japanese occupation of the Chinese city in 1937. The film has received numerous positive reviews, including one from Reuters that says that the ”beautifully crafted film...honors the highest calling of documentary filmmaking.”
At the heart of Nanking is a filmed stage reading of the Westerners’ letters and diaries, featuring Woody Harrelson, Mariel Hemingway and Jurgen Prochnow. Through its interweave of archival images, testimonies of survivors, and readings of first hand accounts, the film puts the viewer on the streets of Nanking and brings the forgotten past to startling life.
(Please read some of the description of this documentary - below)
“Nanking” has been accepted by the Vancouver International Film Festival. The screening schedule is as follows:-
SCREENING SCHEDULE
Thursday, Oct 4th 7:00pm
Empire Granville 7 Theatre 2 $9.50
Monday, Oct 8th 3:30pm
Empire Granville 7 Theatre 2 $7.50
Thursday, Oct 11th 9:45pm
Empire Granville 7 Theatre 2 $9.50
You may purchase the ticket online www.viff.org/tixSYS/2007/filmguide/eventnote.php?notepg=1&EventNumber=0144&.
Thekla Lit
President of B.C. ALPHA Co-chair of Canada ALPHA (Association for Learning & Preserving the History of WWII in Asia)
www.alpha-canada.org
Leonsis was inspired to make the film, his first, after he read the "The Rape of Nanking," the best-selling book by the late Iris Chang.
Nanking tells of the horrors of war through the eyes of a group of European and American expatriates who heroically banded together to save 250,000 Nanking residents during the Japanese occupation of the Chinese city in 1937. The film has received numerous positive reviews, including one from Reuters that says that the ”beautifully crafted film...honors the highest calling of documentary filmmaking.”
At the heart of Nanking is a filmed stage reading of the Westerners’ letters and diaries, featuring Woody Harrelson, Mariel Hemingway and Jurgen Prochnow. Through its interweave of archival images, testimonies of survivors, and readings of first hand accounts, the film puts the viewer on the streets of Nanking and brings the forgotten past to startling life.