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If this is the present, what is our future? 

Total Trust is an eye-opening and deeply disturbing story of surveillance technology, abuse of power and (self-)censorship that confronts us with what can happen when our privacy is ignored. Through the haunting stories of people in China who have been monitored, intimidated and even tortured, the film tells of the dangers of technology in the hands of unbridled power. Taking China as a mirror, Total Trust sounds an alarm about the increasing use of surveillance tools around the world – even by democratic governments like those in Europe. If this is the present, what is our future? 

SMUGGLED STORIES

Discover the stories smuggled out of China of people living inside the world’s most extreme surveillance system.

陈紫娟

Name

Zijuan Chen

Status

exiled

Profile

When Zijuan Chen’s human rights lawyer husband was arrested, she found herself taking on the Chinese state while protecting her son from the true horrors being inflicted upon his father. Her husband Weiping Chang was subjected to torture, leading to permanent injuries. Chen continues to fight for her husband’s release in the face of heightened surveillance and harassment by the authorities.

Name

Sophia Xueqin Huang

Status

imprisoned

Profile

Sophia Xueqin Huang is a journalist who played a pivotal role in bringing the explosive #MeToo movement to China. Her work exposing wrongful imprisonment and human rights abuses in China put her on the wrong side of the authorities. Her arrest resulted in outrage from international journalists and free speech advocates who are demanding her release.

黄雪琴

李文足

Name

Wenzu Li

Status

free

Profile

For five long years Wenzu Li fought relentlessly to secure the release of her husband Quanzhang Wang, who was one of more than 300 lawyers and human rights activists arrested as part of a nationwide government crackdown. Even after her husband’s release, her family continues to be subjected to extreme levels of state surveillance and intimidation.

勇气

Screenings

勇气

Screenings in Jerusalem

Jerusalem Cinematheque

July 16, 19:45

Section “In the Spirit of Freedom”.

Films dealing with humankind’s universal search for freedom and justice.

 

 

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Jerusalem Cinematheque

July 21, 18:15

Section “In the Spirit of Freedom”.

Films dealing with humankind’s universal search for freedom and justice.

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Screenings in New-Zealand

Auckland – Rialto Cinemas Newmarket

July 22, 13:30

Section “Political States”.

Films in this collection explore stories of political power, documenting history and exposing the roots of our current geopolitical climate.

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Auckland – Rialto Cinemas Newmarket

July 24, 13:30

Section “Political States”.

Films in this collection explore stories of political power, documenting history and exposing the roots of our current geopolitical climate.

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Auckland – Academy Cinema

August 1, 18:15

Section “Political States”.

Films in this collection explore stories of political power, documenting history and exposing the roots of our current geopolitical climate.

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Auckland – Rialto Cinemas Newmarket

August 3, 16:15

Section “Political States”.

Films in this collection explore stories of political power, documenting history and exposing the roots of our current geopolitical climate.

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Screening in Iceland

Akranes – Bíóhöllin / Cinema

July 23, 13:40

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The Impact Campaign for Total Trust is a project by Interactive Media Foundation gGmbH. The Film Total Trust was produced by Filmtank in coproduction with Witfilm and Interactive Media Foundation gGmbH, ZDF/Arte, NTR. World Sales: Cinephil. Interactive Media Foundation is a non-profit limited liability company.

 

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