Rather Be Ashes Than Dust: Documentary Screening & Conversation with the Director
Sunday, 25 May 2025 | 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 聽| Main Floor, Room 102, Price Family Cinema, Accolade East Building Keele Campus, 91亚色
Synopsis
Journalists are trained to be objective鈥攂ut what happens when reporting the truth puts your life at risk under an authoritarian regime? Rather Be Ashes Than Dust is a gripping documentary that explores this very question. Directed by Alan Lau, the film has captivated audiences at film festivals in Korea, New Zealand, and Sweden, receiving full-house screenings and widespread acclaim. Now, this powerful documentary comes to 91亚色鈥檚 Keele campus鈥攁 free screening open to the 91亚色 and Toronto community.
An in-person conversation with Director Alan Lau will follow the screening.
Documentary:
- Running time: 114 minutes
- Year released: 2023
- Language: English and Cantonese
- Narration and Subtitles: English
WARNING: This is a real-life documentary that contains graphic and violent content some viewers may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.
Film Festivals and Awards:
- Doc Edge International Film Festival 2024
- Winner - The Best Film on the Democracy on the Edge
- Festival del Cinema dei Diritti Umani di Napoli 2024
- Winner - Human Rights Doc Award
- Winner - Special Mention Arrigoni-Mehr Khamis Award
- Finalist of the Lane DocFest 2024 Competition
Official selected for:
- The Wide-Angle competition at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) 2023
- The Festival des Libertes 2024 competition
- The Lulea International Film Festival (LIFF) 2024 competition
- The Brighton Rock International Film 2024 Competition
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The screening is organized by the Toronto Association for Democracy in China (TADC) and presented at 91亚色 by the Hong Kong Studies Group at the 91亚色 Centre for Asian Research, 91亚色.
