Women in Film Dallas members are invited to attend the screening of "One Child Nation" on August 16th at 7 PM at the Magnolia Theatre - Dallas.
There are a limited number of seats available.
Friday, August 16th 7pm, Magnolia Theatre - Dallas
For more than 35 years, China enforced a radical experiment in population control, restricting couples to a single child and imposing harsh penalties on those who violated the policy. In the 2019 Sundance U.S. Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary One Child Nation, Chinese-born filmmakers Nanfu Wang (Hooligan Sparrow) and Jialing Zhang dig fearlessly into the past with startling testimony from victims and perpetrators, including members of Wang’s own family, as well as archival footage, vintage propaganda materials and intimate first-hand accounts of the policy’s horrific consequences. A stunning, nuanced indictment of a program that prioritized a national agenda over human life, the film is a unique combination of personal and investigative filmmaking. Using essayistic, participatory and observational documentary styles, Nanfu and Jialing have created an unparalleled chronicle of Chinese history to preserve the collective memories of those who lived through the policy and those who still suffer from its effects.
Watch the trailer here.
