The 10 Conditions of Love
May 3rd 2010 03:49
Original Creative Writing:
2009 ATOM Award, Best Social and Political Documentary
The most controversial film to come out of Australia this decade. Australia's largest trading partner wants it banned - a film about politics, devotion and possibly the most dynamic woman on the world stage today.
The 10 Conditions of Love
(Winner, 2009 ATOM Award, Best Social and Political Documentary)
On ABC1 - Thursday 6 May, 9.30pm
Seven years in the making by filmmaker & Melbourne history and media teacher Jeff Daniels, The 10 Conditions of Love caused a global storm of publicity after the Chinese Government - aided by an army of hackers - tried to force the film out of the last year's Melbourne International Film Festival.
The resulting international controversy lasted for months and generated hundreds of reports in the mainstream newspapers and broadcasters around the world and 10,000 web pages according to one estimate.
The 10 Conditions of Love is a story of a woman, a man, a family, a people and a homeland. It is the story of Rebiya Kadeer, China's Nightmare, the woman it accuses of inciting terrorism.
It is also the story of the other Tibet - the country its people call East Turkestan, but which the Chinese call Xinjiang Province - the other stain on China's moral character.
It is a big story: a story of the ruthless oppression of 20 million people; of the global politics of energy; of Super Power politicking over the War on Terror; and of the pain of a deeply loving family torn violently apart.
Exiled in the US, Rebiya Kadeer is fighting for the human rights of her people, the Uyghur (pron. wee-ger), China's oppressed Muslim minority.
But Rebiya Kadeer's campaign condemns her sons to on-going solitary confinement in a Chinese prison. Having done six years in prison with solitary herself, she understands the appalling consequences for them of her actions - but she will not relent.
Twice nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, once the richest businessperson in China, Rebiya Kadeer is a remarkable woman who pays daily a terrible price for patriotism.
I'd like to see it included in the Toronto International Film Festival, in September, in its important documentary section; in the New York Film Festival, coming in October; in Venice, Sundance, Berlin, Rotterdam, Cannes - all the festivals that matter in the industry should show Daniels' film.
- Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 27 July 2009
An interview with Jeff Daniels appeared in issue 162 of Metro magazine. Contact ATOM to purchase this back issue.
The study guide for The 10 Conditions of Love (written by Robert Lewis) can be downloaded from the Metro magazine website. The film lends itself to course work at Years 10, 11 & 12 in Politics, International Studies, Human Rights, Religious Studies, China Studies and Asian History.
The filmmakers fervently hope most secondary and tertiary education institutions will copy the program off air (ABC1, 6 May, 9.30pm) as schools and universities are legally entitled to do.
After broadcast, the DVD of the film will be available for purchase from The Education Shop.
The 10 Conditions of Love
(Winner, 2009 ATOM Award, Best Social and Political Documentary)
On ABC1 - Thursday 6 May, 9.30pm
Seven years in the making by filmmaker & Melbourne history and media teacher Jeff Daniels, The 10 Conditions of Love caused a global storm of publicity after the Chinese Government - aided by an army of hackers - tried to force the film out of the last year's Melbourne International Film Festival.
The resulting international controversy lasted for months and generated hundreds of reports in the mainstream newspapers and broadcasters around the world and 10,000 web pages according to one estimate.
The 10 Conditions of Love is a story of a woman, a man, a family, a people and a homeland. It is the story of Rebiya Kadeer, China's Nightmare, the woman it accuses of inciting terrorism.
It is also the story of the other Tibet - the country its people call East Turkestan, but which the Chinese call Xinjiang Province - the other stain on China's moral character.
It is a big story: a story of the ruthless oppression of 20 million people; of the global politics of energy; of Super Power politicking over the War on Terror; and of the pain of a deeply loving family torn violently apart.
Exiled in the US, Rebiya Kadeer is fighting for the human rights of her people, the Uyghur (pron. wee-ger), China's oppressed Muslim minority.
But Rebiya Kadeer's campaign condemns her sons to on-going solitary confinement in a Chinese prison. Having done six years in prison with solitary herself, she understands the appalling consequences for them of her actions - but she will not relent.
Twice nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, once the richest businessperson in China, Rebiya Kadeer is a remarkable woman who pays daily a terrible price for patriotism.
I'd like to see it included in the Toronto International Film Festival, in September, in its important documentary section; in the New York Film Festival, coming in October; in Venice, Sundance, Berlin, Rotterdam, Cannes - all the festivals that matter in the industry should show Daniels' film.
- Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 27 July 2009
An interview with Jeff Daniels appeared in issue 162 of Metro magazine. Contact ATOM to purchase this back issue.
The filmmakers fervently hope most secondary and tertiary education institutions will copy the program off air (ABC1, 6 May, 9.30pm) as schools and universities are legally entitled to do.
After broadcast, the DVD of the film will be available for purchase from The Education Shop.
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