Kay Rubacek
81 min | US / China | 2019
A former journalist for the Chinese Communist Party (YIFEI WANG), living in exile in San Francisco, struggles to settle into life in America while working to heal her family’s wounds from their tragic past. She is seeking justice for the murder of her sister at the hands of the Chinese authorities. Rare undercover footage of a meeting with the director of the labor camp where Yifei’s sister was killed reveals shocking admissions of torture, slave labor, corruption, and a general disregard for human life pervading the camp system today. Exclusive interviews with former Chinese Communist Party officials provide a unique insight into the hidden world of terror that many Chinese citizens live without ever knowing that life can, and does, exist with freedom outside their world.
Official Selections: Remi Winner Houston Festival, Texas; New Jersey Shore, Deal, NJ; Woods Hole, MA
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L'Oro di Famiglia - THE FAMILY GOLD
Emanuele Pisano
15 min | Italy | 2019 | US Premiere
A young petty thief and a male robbery. Among the stolen goods, an object captures his attention: not gold, not silver and not ancient memorabilia, but something much more precious and worth returning.