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"China's Unnatural Disaster" prepares for Oscar night

China's Unnatural Disaster: the Tears of Sichuan Province, the latest film from Jon Alpert and Matt O'Neill has been making headlines as it makes its way to the 2010 Oscar Awards.

The battle over China's Unnatural Disaster continues

Approaching two years after the tragedy that struck Sichuan province, its effects are still extremely present and the Chinese government has continued to censor, suppress and jail those vocal about the incident. The families persist in their struggle for justice and China has made every effort to silence inquiry into the collapse of the schools of Sichuan. However, instead of brushing the controversy under the rug, their continued pattern of censorship and oppression only draws more attention to the tragedy of 2008.

Cora Weiss, Chair of DCTV Board of Directors since 1987, is also President of the Samuel Rubin Foundation. The foundation’s general purpose is to carry on the vision of Samuel Rubin, whose life was dedicated to the pursuit of peace and justice and the search for an equitable reallocation of the world’s resources.

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Rebecca Richman Cohen, Francisco Bello and their film, War Don Don, have been selected to be screened at this year's SXSW Festival. The film was completed using DCTV's Post-Production facilities. DCTV wishes to congratulate her on her impressive accomplishments and her acceptance into this renowned festival. DCTV is proud to have been involved in the completion of this important work.

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China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province, the latest documentary from DCTV's Jon Alpert and Matt O'Neill, was nominated this morning for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. The Emmy-nominated film details the aftermath of the earthquake that struck China's Sichuan Province in 2008. The earthquake killed over 70,000 people, 10,000 of which were the province's children.

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