DCTV Heads to the Academy Awards

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 film has been gaining attention for its struggle to be heard against the Chinese government, especially as Sunday draws ever nearer. China is appearing on more often than not as the frontrunner of its category. Please find links below to recent coverage of the film:

China in the News

• China's Unnatural Disaster, The Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC
• New Documentary Revisits Deadly 2008 Earthquake In China, Tell Me More, NPR
• Oscar-Nominated Doc on Sichuan Earthquake Brings World Attention to Chinese Crackdown, Democracy Now
• Up for an Oscar, Local Filmmakers Tell Story Behind their Documentary, Tribeca Trib
• Oscar Guide: Best Documentary Short, InContention
• The Oscar Shorts: What’s Good, What’s Bad, and What Will Win, New York Magazine
• Oscar 2010 Winner Predictions: Documentary Short, Slant Magazine

For more about the Film

• Aftershocks of Sichuan, DCTV
• China's Unnatural Disaster, DCTV