born october filmmaker imprisoned chinese government charges related documentary leaving fear senior monk documentary consists interviews ordinary people discussing 14th chinese government beijing olympics han chinese migrants region smuggling tapes interviews detained unrest sentenced years imprisonment numerous international human rights organizations protested detention including named prisoner conscience awarded based served year sentence released prison june early life born region family farmers later moved capital witnessed pro independence demonstration security authorities experience relative later describe critical political awareness cousin crossed india receive blessing exiled spiritual leader returned shortly act activist cause leaving fear friend senior monk conceived documentary interviewing ordinary people views chinese government year leading beijing olympics documentary called leaving fear pair coordinated efforts cousin remained switzerland preparation likely chinese government moved wife children india august march gathered interviews individuals discussing political situation agreed faces shown camera pair gathered hours interview footage shot single camera completed filming smuggled tapes capital riots erupted began spread majority areas china government response followed detained march footage taken switzerland colleagues production company filming assembled leaving fear minute documentary constructed footage showed ethnic criticizing choice china host summer olympics praising expressing dislike ethnic han migrants result described new_york_times indictment chinese government states documentary aim film famous particularly entertaining film film plight people helpless frustrated film premiered opening day olympics screened foreign reporters beijing trial imprisonment following march arrest held days unofficial detention hotel reported chinese security forces beat deprived food water sleep later moved detention centre held april allowed meet lawyer months later dropped case reporting ordered judicial authorities lawyer reportedly threatened closing law firm chose defend december sentenced year imprisonment following secret trial january filming reported unable appeal sentence denied access lawyer right appeal expired family stated contracted imprisoned health said failing april transferred prisoners work reportedly includes manufacture bricks concrete aluminum windows april issued appeal behalf warning denied needed medical treatment international response arrests condemned numerous human rights groups protested arrests men noting risk torture naming prisoner conscience human rights watch line reporters borders advocated behalf march speaker united_states called release honor uprising day early boston dedicated production seven activists stating program notes singing story god defied giving human race fire art production hopes voice currently endangered modern day coalition human rights activist groups calling release held rally new_york_city times square march day uprising day speakers included wife poet activist excerpts leaving fear shown foot video screen beneath won award recognizes journalists courage defending press freedom despite facing attacks threats imprisonment honored organization november banquet ongoing imprisonment receives
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