See award-winning documentary *ETERNAL SPRING* in person at Hot Docs, North America's premier documentary festival! Screening Tuesday May 3rd at 8:30pm at Cineplex Cinemas Varsity VIP , and Friday May 6th at 5:30pm at TIFF Bell Lightbox.

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ETERNAL SPRING Synopsis:

Facing denunciations of their banned faith in the Chinese state media, activists hatch a bold and perilous plan to hack into state television.

In the aftermath, police raids sweep Changchun City, and illustrator Daxiong (Justice League, Star Wars comics), is forced to flee. He arrives in North America, blaming the hijacking for worsening a violent repression.

But his views about the TV hijacking are challenged when he meets the lone surviving participant to have escaped China, now living in Seoul. Daxiong uses his art to retrace the event–bringing to life an unprecedented story of defiance, harrowing eyewitness accounts of persecution, and an inspiring tale of determination to speak up in the face of injustice, regardless of the cost.

About the Director:

The film is directed by Peabody Award-winning filmmaker, and four-time Canadian Screen Award nominee, Jason Loftus, whose previous film Ask No Questions premiered at Slamdance and was endorsed by Chinese activist Ai Weiwei.

Awards So Far:

* Winner - Fischer Audience Award at Thessaloniki

* Winner - Hellenic Parliament, the Human Values Award at Thessaloniki

* Winner - Special Mention - Grand Jury Documentary Award at Movies that Matter

Festivals Announced So Far:

* Thessaloniki Film Festival - March 15th 2022

* London Human Rights Watch Film Festival - March 17th 2022

* Movies That Matter - April 8th 2022

* Hot Docs 2022 - May 3rd, May 6th 2022

* New York Human Rights Watch - May 23rd, May 24th 2022

* Krakow Film Festival - May 31st, June 2nd 2022