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(music and singing continues) Nanfu: I wouldn't hear about it
until I moved to the United States
as an adult. China went to extreme lengths
to erase the protests from its history. And it continues
this effort today. When I did finally learn
about the demonstrations, I was around the same age
as the protestors. I saw myself in them. (protestors continue singing) There was so much hope,
so much idealism. It was a moment
when the possibility of democracy in China
felt most palpable. (gunfire and explosions)
until I moved to the United States
as an adult. China went to extreme lengths
to erase the protests from its history. And it continues
this effort today. When I did finally learn
about the demonstrations, I was around the same age
as the protestors. I saw myself in them. (protestors continue singing) There was so much hope,
so much idealism. It was a moment
when the possibility of democracy in China
felt most palpable. (gunfire and explosions)
Full Transcript
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(music and singing continues)
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Nanfu: I wouldn't hear about it
until I moved
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to the United States
as an adult.
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China went to extreme lengths
to erase the protests
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from its history.
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And it continues
this effort today.
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When I did finally learn
about the demonstrations,
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I was around the same age
as the protestors.
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I saw myself in them.
00:00:29.904 --> 00:00:31.529
(protestors continue singing)
00:00:31.053 --> 00:00:35.045
There was so much hope,
so much idealism.
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It was a moment
when the possibility
00:00:37.037 --> 00:00:40.873
of democracy in China
felt most palpable.
00:00:42.997 --> 00:00:44.627
(gunfire and explosions)
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Movie Summary
For seven years, award-winning Chinese-American filmmaker Nanfu Wang followed Rosa Maria Paya, daughter of the five time Nobel Peace Prize nominated activist, Oswaldo Paya, in Rosa's fight for democracy.
