DEAR APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB MEMBERS!
IF YOU ARE IN LOS ANGELES - PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE AFI FILM FESTIVAL AS WE ARE A COMMUNITY SPONSOR FOR THE OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY FROM CHINA
PETITION
Directed by Zhao Liang
Thursday, November 5 @ 7PM Mann Chinese 6
Hollywood Blvd and Highland
Petition (Petition: La cour des plaignants)
France / China | DIR Zhao Liang
Zhao Liang filmed this documentary, without permission, over more than a decade, building a harrowing testimony of suffering on the part of Chinese citizens who spend years of their lives appealing various injustices and abuses committed by Chinese authorities. Zhao used hidden cameras to record the plight of these petitioners--farmers expelled from their land, citizens whose homes were destroyed without compensation, a fierce widow who has sacrificed her daughter's education to pursue her quest for justice. Filming continued until the eve of the Beijing Olympics, when the image-conscious Chinese government destroyed their dwellings and displaced the petitioners. Activist filmmaking at its most courageous and tenacious, PETITION conveys the idealism and struggles of a vast population seeking a new moral center, while the culture around them strains under massive economic shifts.
Thu. Nov 5, 7:00 pm, Mann 6
The film is part of the AFI FEST 2009 PRESENTED BY AUDI running October 30 - November 7.
MANN'S CHINESE THEATERS @ HOLLYWOOD/HIGHLAND
Los Angeles, CA
AFI FEST 2009 presented by Audi takes place October 30th - November 5 in the heart of historic downtown Hollywood at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, the neighboring Mann 6 Theater (in the Hollywood and Highland Center) and the Roosevelt Hotel, then moves to Santa Monica for two days of screenings at AFM, the American Film Market.
As our gift to moviegoers, free tickets are available to all festival movies, including a limited number of free tickets to evening red carpet galas. Get your tickets starting October 16 at AFI.com or AFI.com/AFIFEST, or by calling 1-866-AFI-FEST. You can also obtain tickets by going to the Festival Box Office located at the Mann 6 Theatre starting on October 26th, or on the day of the screenings via rush lines.
Become a patron of the festival and purchase an AFI FEST Patron Pass, available now. The AFI FEST Patron Pass provides early entry to screenings, lounge access and other benefits. By becoming a festival patron, you help make this free festival possible and support the art of film. For more details, visit AFI.com or call 1-866-AFI-FEST.
Seating is limited, so get your free tickets starting OCTOBER 16TH! Festival program schedule details will be announced at www.AFI.com
See ya there!
APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB!
