“Reel Conversations” highlights filmmakers responsible for some of the official Real to Reel Film Festival Selections. On this episode of “Reel Conversations,” Thomas Manning speaks with Kay Rubacek, writer/director for "Finding Courage."
Filming at the Infamous Alcatraz Prison
We wanted to get a sense of what the inside of a Chinese prison is like. Yifei and Leo had tried to describe it to us but it was still difficult to understand. We suggested we take a look at an American prison to compare and they agreed.
Persecution and Perseverance: Kicking the Seat Interviews "Finding Courage Director Kay Rubacek
Ian talks with director and activist Kay Rubacek, whose feature documentary debut, FINDING COURAGE, looks at exiled journalist Yifei Wang's fight for justice against the Chinese Communist Party--who imprisoned and murdered her sister following a 2001 Falun Gong protest.
VISION TIMES: The Making of Finding Courage
In many ways, the documentary Finding Courage is an accidental film. Its director, Kay Rubacek from Swoop Films initially, never sought to make it a full-length feature.
Having just finished producing the award-winning Hard to Believe documentary — about forced organ harvesting in China — Kay was looking to make her directorial debut with a short 10-minute film.
DEEP DIVE on The 1989 Tiananmen Massacre: How China’s Regime Justifies Slaughter
Marking the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on June 4th, 1989, the Chinese Communist regime's sinister treatment of young Hong Kong protesters now provides the world another glimpse into the criminal minds operating the world's largest dictatorship. Hosted by Swoop Films producer, Kay Rubacek.
DEEP DIVE: Ignoring China's Crimes Made the Pandemic Worse - Human Rights Lawyer David Matas
Swoop Films' DEEP DIVE with international human rights lawyer and author, David Matas, discusses the current COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on his human rights work. Matas details the state of forced organ harvesting in China today which he has investigated since 2006. He also shares what inspires him to continue to tackle human rights abuses head on. Hosted by Swoop Films producer, Kay Rubacek.
DEEP DIVE: Enver Tohti, Chinese Doctor on COVID-19, Chinese Propaganda, and Organ Harvesting
Swoop Films' DEEP DIVE with former Chinese Doctor, Enver Tohti, discusses how Chinese citizens view Chinese propaganda, particularly in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic and how the the crime of state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience is still taking place now, despite the pandemic. Hosted by Swoop Films producer, Kay Rubacek.
Swoop Films Documents Historic International China Tribunal
The international, Independent China Tribunal investigated the forced organ harvesting of prisoners of conscience in mainland China.
Swoop Films was asked to create this video for the tribunal to document the historic findings of the tribunal as given at their last hearing, where their Final Judgment was read by Sir Geoffrey Nice. Our documentary “Hard To Believe” was submitted as evidence in the hearing.
Link to the Independent China Tribunal website - Here
The International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China (ETAC) website - Here