Hard To Believe Organ Harvesting in China
Winner of 14 film awards, "Hard to Believe" is a disturbing yet essential serious investigation into one of the most horrifying medical crimes of our time: forced live organ harvesting from tens of thousands of Chinese prisoners of conscience, and the response--or lack of it--from the media and governments around the world. eThis isn't a new phenomena -- governments killing their own citizens for their political or spiritual beliefs -- but it's never happened like this.
From an author's 7-year investigation into a doctor's confession, to determination of the son of a Holocaust survivor, and to the persistence of a culturally-challenged victim community, "Hard To Believe" explores the mystery of why so few people seem to be paying attention to a crime so horrific it goes beyond belief. "Hard To Believe" also challenges Western stereotypes surrounding the largest group targeted for organ harvesting, practitioners of the spiritual discipline, Falun Gong.
"This documentary is extremely important for those involved in organ donation and transplantation, human rights, health care, ethics, and the law." ~ Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
"An important, timely and deeply disturbing account of one of the great human rights abuses of our time." ~ Dr. Arthur Caplan, PhD, Founding Director of the Division of Medical Ethics, NYU
"This illuminating, often deeply unsettling PBS-aired documentary is highly recommended." - Video Librarian Magazine
Winner of Best Documentary Editing, 2017 Global Cinema Film Festival of Boston
Best Documentary, Hoboken International Film Festival
Award of Excellence, 2016 International Film Festival for Peace, Inspiration & Equality
Winner of Outstanding Achievement, Accolade Global Film Competition 2015 Humanitarian
Winner of Outstanding Achievement, Global Film Awards Humanitarian Award
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An amazing, shocking and horrifying story. For many years I used to see Falun Gong members protesting outside the Chinese Embassy in Vancouver, but did not have a clue of this persecution that some of their members experienced. Thanks to the filmmakers and kanopy for posting an important ...Read more
An amazing, shocking and horrifying story. For many years I used to see Falun Gong members protesting outside the Chinese Embassy in Vancouver, but did not have a clue of this persecution that some of their members experienced. Thanks to the filmmakers and kanopy for posting an important human and political story.
Read lessI'm so glad this film was made. As the title says, it's hard to believe.
I had spent 20 years in radio and television newsrooms – and was currently well into my second decade as an independent producer and I had never heard of the term “live organ harvesting,” I had virtually no knowledge of Falun Gong, and I was pretty skeptical when I was first approached to do ...Read more
I had spent 20 years in radio and television newsrooms – and was currently well into my second decade as an independent producer and I had never heard of the term “live organ harvesting,” I had virtually no knowledge of Falun Gong, and I was pretty skeptical when I was first approached to do a documentary about it. After some cursory research, when I saw all the information about allegations that prisoners of conscience have been killed so their organs could be transplanted, I realized I had stumbled on a gruesome murder mystery: tens of thousands of murders may have been committed and the mystery is that so few people are paying attention. One of the lessons, I think, from “Hard to Believe” is that so many good people—so many of us—haven’t just been silent, we haven’t even paid attention. I hope this film prompts a few more people to do so.
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