On Sunday, March 7, Hunter Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning Peter Kwong will be at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, where he hopes to find himself on stage after the announcement of the winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject).\u00a0 Among the category\u2019s five nominees is a film he co-produced: \u201cChina\u2019s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cChina\u2019s Unnatural Disaster\u201d looks at the devastating aftermath of the 2008 earthquake that killed at least 70,000 people, including thousands of children crushed by school buildings.\u00a0 The film follows parents coming to terms with their loss and challenging government officials to explain the inadequate construction.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s about heroic people struggling to find justice and about the larger demand for political reform in China,\u201d said Kwong.\u00a0 \u201cWe want the government to be accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n
In fact, the government has attempted to suppress the movie and the news of its Oscar nomination.\u00a0 Kwong and his co-producers were themselves previously detained in China and have since had their visas denied.\u00a0 For Kwong, the value of the Oscar nomination, and hopeful win, goes far beyond the glitz and glamour of Hollywood prestige.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are pleased that this film will finally get another chance for viewership,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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