Watch This Movie

Today, I was privileged to be able to watch the Oscar Winning Movie “The Blood of Yingzhou District”. Although what I watched was not the original full length movie that won the Oscar – it was a modified, shortened version that has been released in China – only for viewing by private audiences and not for distribution (at least I think that’s what was said) – apparently the gov’t here wouldn’t approve the full version (about 10 minutes longer) for viewing because it shows the gov’t here in a bad way. Anyway, the film is great, very sad and disturbing. It’s about AIDS orphans in remote villages in southern China. I am glad that attention is being brought to this horrible situation. If you get a chance, please go see this film – it is so amazing that this has happened and is going on in the present day and age. I was told today that the movie is being released across the US in small theatres and this summer, in June, the movie will be shown on the Discovery Channel. Keep an eye out for it, definitely worth watching.