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When Chinese state television blames his faith for a fiery public suicide, Chen Ruichang is detained in a Clockwork Orange-style brainwashing facility and forced to accept the government's account.
Ask No Questions
2020 Directed by Jason Loftus, Eric Pedicelli
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25 Jan 2020
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25 Jan 2020
- TheatricalPG-13 Slamdance Film Festival
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I always love supporting independent filmmakers and getting to see their first film while it’s still fresh. And as for the ones I’ve seen, this is probably the best one. This honestly blew my expectations out of the water. Very well made documentary. This is a documentary that will intrigue you no matter what you enjoy. I watched this in a Bigscreen VR room hosted by the directors and had a Q&A after the film. Closer to a 7 but 6 for now. Check this one out whenever it gets released. Find more information on it here. If you would like to donate to The Roxie, the theatre that was originally going to show this film but was shut down during COVID-19, go here.
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It's surprising to learn Jason Loftus isn't a journalist when he approaches the making of this documentary with more straightforward journalistic integrity than you'll find at many major publications. His history with the topic is stated from the very beginning, he presents arguments from both sides, and he never passes judgement even while his business is blackballed and his wife is cut off from contact with her family. If almost any other filmmaker made this film it would involve more screaming.
Asks No Questions is a straightforward and levelheaded approach to the Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident, a 2001 protest turned public suicide which may or may not (but very likely may) have been orchestrated by the Chinese government in order…