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5/22/2011
Michael's official website has just been launced and is now online. For comprehensive information, many photos and the most recent updates about Michael's work and career, please visit michaelmahonen.com
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7/28/2010
See the movie that's banned in China and has caused panic at Chinese Embassies and Consulates
Requisite Films is very pleased to announce the release of Sandstorm on DVD. See the movie that's touched the hearts and stirred the passions of filmgoers worldwide.The DVD follows theatrical releases in Los Angeles and New York and screenings in 58 international film festivals where Sandstorm won 29 awards including 11 for Best Feature Film. Sandstorm has been banned in China and created panic at Chinese Embassies and Consulates from Moscow, Russia to Houston, Texas to Northern California, where Chinese officials admonished film festivals to pull the movie from being screened or "cautioned" them to not repeat such errors ...
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9/17/2009
Canadian director, producer, and writer Michael Mahonen’s award-winning Sandstorm pays homage to the ancient adage “Good is rewarded, evil provokes retribution” while revealing the chilling and cruel persecution of Falun Dafa, an ancient traditional spiritual meditation and qigong practice based on the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance.
Protagonist He Tian Ying (Rong Tian), a mid-level police chief works for the Gestapo-like 610 office whose mission is to eradicate Falun Dafa practitioners. While trapped in his house during a twelve-day sandstorm with his ailing wife, a lack of electricity, and dwindling food supplies, he recalls a warning from a Falun ...
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9/9/2009
from Epoch Times
For over ten years, the general public has known relatively little about the realities of torture committed against Falun Gong practitioners in Chinese prisons. The Chinese communist regime has worked overtime to ensure it stays that way, implementing a rigorous propaganda campaign to malign the practice and suppress the truth inside and outside China.
With the arrival of Sandstorm in New York and Los Angeles, these harsh realities can be experienced in a compelling and ultimately uplifting film.
Michael Mahonen’s fact-based drama accurately and sensitively portrays this dire situation in post 1999 mainland China, following the order from former Chinese ...
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9/7/2009
Sandstorm will debut on Friday night, with a reception hosted by Requisite Films following the 7:15pm show.
Show Times:
Friday, September 11 at 5:00, 7:15, 9:40
Saturday, September 12 at 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:40
Sunday, September 13 at 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:15
Monday, September 14 thru Thursday, September 17 at 5:00 and 7:15
Director Michael Mahonen will be available for Q&A after all the Friday shows and for all the shows on Saturday and Sunday starting with the 2:45pm show.
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9/2/2009
Join Director Michael Mahonen at a reception for all attendees following the Q&A session after the 7:30pm show at the Village East Cinema on Friday, September 4th.
Requisite Films will also hold a reception at the Writers Guild Theatre in Los Angeles after the 7:15pm showing of Sandstorm on September 11, and will be preceded by a Director Q&A.
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