This is the third clip from the 24 minute interview with
writer/director Michael Mahonen that will be a special feature on the
upcoming Sandstorm DVD. Please see the first clip below.
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This is the second clip from the 24 minute interview with
writer/director Michael Mahonen that will be a special feature on the upcoming Sandstorm DVD. Please see the first clip below.
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interview
The Sandstorm DVD will include a 24 minute interview with writer/director Michael Mahonen who discusses the making of Sandstorm, the inspiration for the movie and other aspects such as the acting performances. Here is the first of several preview clips that will be posted.
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NTDTV Los Angeles interviewed audience members outside the Laemmle Music Hall in Beverly Hills during the Los Angeles theatrical release. The report is in Chinese and the audience interviews are in English.
Director Michael Mahonen was interviewed September 8 on Step Up TV with host Jeremy Taylor during the opening week of Sandstorm in New York City.
SANDSTORM screened at the Houston Multicultural Independent Film Festival in September 2004 where it won "Best Feature Film". This is a clip from NTDTV's coverage of the event.
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"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."
"A finger-wagging tale of swift karma and slow death, Sandstorm mines China’s recent past in a movie that’s part spiritual fable, part history lesson. Originally intended as a consciousness-raising tool for the Chinese police, this picture follows the metaphysical awakening of Hetian Ying (Rong Tian), a midlevel police official trapped in his home by a 12-day sandstorm."
"With the arrival of Sandstorm in New York and Los Angeles, harsh realities can be experienced in a compelling and ultimately uplifting film."