DVD Distribution - Subject: Legal system

July H002

Director：Tammy Cheung
Subject：HK studies / Social action / Legal system
Price: HKD1,100.00
Hong Kong / 2004 / 70 min
In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles

Hong Kong's massive and unprecedented public protests and demonstrations in early July 2003 are documented in July. The film shows individual and mass reactions to the proposed national security legislation. It preserves the speeches, songs, chants, posters, and banners, as well as the atmosphere, for those who were there, and introduces them to those who were not. As such, July is a record of events that could not occur anywhere else in China.

Care and Love C001

Director：Ai Xiaoming
Subject：Health / Human rights / Legal system
Price: HKD1,100.00
China / 2007 / 105 min
In Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles

Care and Love draws its inspiration from Investigation of AIDS in Xingtai, an article by Wang Keqin, senior China Economic Times journalist. The documentary tells the story of Liu Xianhong, a villager who contracted HIV through a blood transfusion during childbirth, and how she publicized her story, filed a lawsuit with her 8-year-old son against the hospital, and eventually received compensation. The bitter experiences of several families, and the collective effort by people living with HIV to defend their rights, resulted in the "Care Group".

The Epic of Central Plains C002

Director：Ai Xiaoming
Subject：Health / Human rights / Legal system
Price: HKD1,100.00
China / 2006 / 146 min
In Mandarin with Chinese or English subtitles

Poverty in Henan Province led many people to sell blood. During the blood transfusion, many innocent people were infected with HIV. The film reveals the lives of the AIDS patients and contrasts the situation between the corrupted officials and the courageous villagers. The Epic of the Central Plains is part of the series of Caring and Compassion that tells the story of AIDS and love in the rural area in Henan.

Garden in Heaven C004

Director：Ai Xiaoming, Hu Jie
Subject：Gender / Human rights / Legal system
Price: HKD1,100.00
China / 2005 / 140 min
In Mandarin with Chinese and English Subtitles

Huang Jing, a teacher in Hunan Province, was killed by her boyfriend who attempted to rape her. This film captures the changes in China between 2003 and 2005, before and after an injunction to respect and protect human rights was written into the Constitution. The documentary illustrates awareness of human rights, women's struggle against judicial corruption, and women taking action to fight against domestic violence. By highlighting the effort made by women at the grass roots level, the documentary records the cultural debates between women and the law, and the impact of their campaigns on policy makers. The documentary serves as a forum for presenting the crime of rape in different perspectives while promoting debate on the possibilities of civil society activism in China.