Nanking

San Diego Asian Film Festival (http://www.sdaff.org/)

October 13, Saturday, at 1:00pm

 UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas, Hazard Center,

7510 Hazard Center Drive, San Diego, California 92108

Nanking, a new documentary film, produced by Ted Leonsis, VP,AOL, and directed by Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman,  focuses on the Japanese invasion into Nanking in 1937 and 1938.

The film is based on collective testimony and eye witness accounts from the Chinese survivors, Japanese soldiers and the brave westerners who banded together to save many lives.  The film's focus is on how a group of westerners could work together and save 250,000 lives in the city of Nanking during bombing raids, invasion and occupation.

Association for Preserving Historical Accuracy of Foreign Invasions in China (APHAFIC.org) provides discounted tickets at $6.00/person ($9.00 at the door). Please write a check payable to APHAFIC and mail it to Hongfang Sha  (858-509-1888), 11404 Fairwind Ct., SD,CA 92130 BEFORE September 25. Tickets will be distributed at the door.  

Limited free tickets for students will be available. Please contact Lucia Yau at 858-793-3672, LuciaYau@sbcglobal.net or Mary Yan-Lee at 858-299-0326 BEFORE September 25.

Link to Nanking Official Website

Link to film on Internet Movie Database

Link to film on Wikipedia

Link to film on Sundance Festival Website

Film will be at Ken Cinema in Hillcrest on February 1-7, 2008. The Ken is located at 4061 Adams Avenue, phone 619-819-0236.

For an announcement of film at Ken Cinema in San Diego in Chinese see: Chinese click on: Page 1, Page 2, Page 3.