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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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8/28/2009
We are pleased to announce that on September 9th in New York, Requisite Films will be hosting a special screening of SANDSTORM for members of Amnesty International and the United Nations.
This is an important opportunity to clarify the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners
"We made the movie to awaken the consciences of the Chinese policemen who are carrying out the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners and subsequently focused outside China to raise awareness through this fact based drama," Mahonen says. "To have these organizations coming out is very positive. The Q&A after the screening should ...
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8/28/2009
A shocking and haunting view of a world seldom seen, the award-winning Sandstorm opens for exclusive engagements in New York at the Village East on September 4 and in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Music Hall on September 11. The first film being released under the recently established Requisite Films banner, Sandstorm is further distinguished by its introduction of six talented actors and the memorable directorial and writing debut of Michael Mahonen.
Sandstorm tells the story of Hetian Ying, a mid-level Chinese police officer. For twelve days and nights, he and his wife are trapped in their home during a ...
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