Diana Means, host of Visionary Voices goes behind the scenes into the making of our latest film "Finding Courage" with Director Kay Rubacek. Check it out HERE!
Tune in to hear Rollye James, long-time radio talk show host discuss “Who Are China’s Walking Dead?”, a new book (now available for purchase) published by author and filmmaker Kay Rubacek.
Host of War Room Pandemic, Steve Bannon, interviews Director of “Finding Courage,” Kay Rubacek, to discuss the film, the Chinese Communist Party, and U.S. politicians willingness to turn a blind eye to their human rights abuses for financial gain.
Voted as one of the coolest film festivals in the United States, the Jerome Indie Film & Music Festival lived up to its reputation. Overlooking the Verde Valley, in the small artsy community, the film festival ran for it’s ninth year, drawing in people from across the country with film screenings in the ruins of hotels and on train rides across the desert mountains. “Finding Courage” won Best Doc, Best Director, and Rising Spirit Feature.
Read the review HERE
"In the end, “Finding Courage” is not only an amazing real-life tale about the triumph of the human spirit in the face of enormous cruelty and evil, but it also serves as an exposé on the inherent problems of communism."
Interview of activist Mitchell Gerber by investigative journalist Alex Newman from The New American Magazine on forced organ harvesting in China.
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Best Foreign Film - 2022
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Best Social Feature Film - 2022
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Kay Rubacek with Pastor Greg discuss “Finding Courage” and crimes against humanity happening in China by the Chinese Communist Party (the larger context of the documentary film) and the Wang family’s fight to share their story to the world.
Kay Rubacek, director of "Finding Courage" also produces the series "Life & Times." She sits down with Phil Tuckett, director of the Docutah International Documentary Film Festival to talk about the importance of documentary filmmaking.
"Both gripping and haunting, Finding Courage grabbed our audience from the very first frame, still talking about it days after. A must see!!" ~Treasure Coast International Film festival.
“The movie is extraordinary,” said Sophie York, a lecturer at the University of Notre Dame, Sydney. “I’ve been slightly traumatized watching it … It’s so well researched and so tenderly put together.”
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Writer, journalist, webcaster, and actor Don Scwartz wrote a detailed review of our latest documentary “Finding Courage” on From the Heart Productions, an organization dedicated to assisting filmmakers. Check out the review below!
A wonderful interview with Lindsey Quorri Sharmyn on her channel, Rogue Ways. The interview touches on Kay’s backstory and what led her to produce “Finding Courage, ”the process of making of the film, and more depth into the story behind it and the family that risked everything to bring what they suffered in China to light.
“Finding Courage” won “Best Documentary” and the Jury Award in the Reel East Texas Film Festival! Hosted by filmmakers for filmmakers, the vision of Reel East Texas is to be a catalyst for growth of an independent film industry. Thank you for the honors!
The Students for Falun Gong organization recently held two screenings of “Finding Courage” with Director of the film, Kay Rubacek giving a Q&A after. There were over 200 attendees between the two screenings.
Joshua Philipp hosts a special Live Q&A with the producer Kay Rubacek, Director of “Finding Courage.”
Filmmaker Kay Rubacek created an eye-opening documentary about the persecution of Falun Gong in China in the film “Finding Courage.” The documentary follows three siblings who were arrested during the persecution of Falun Gong and how they find the courage to speak truth to power under a communist regime.
"What a fascinating story. Powerful, intriguing and tough to watch at times. When you witness stories like this, it can remind you to appreciate what you have. Great shots, structure and technical production value."
"An insightful look into an issue that people need to be more aware about."
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.
"Essential viewing for anyone who cares about international human rights."
~ Nick Holdsworth, Modern Times
Film Director & Producer, Kay Rubacek, joins Sarah Westall in an in-depth interview about our upcoming film "Finding Courage" discussing the parallels we are seeing in China play out in America today. Check it out!
Part one:
Hard to Believe is a foray into the relatively unseen world of organ harvesting. What the film does best is introduce viewers to the topic and generate an awareness of the issue. As awareness of the topic does increase, the film directors can take credit for creating a megaphone through which the topic is amplified. Certainly, the film is posed to spur further international conversations and legislation around the practice of human organ harvesting.
