letter from masenjia

Letter from Masanjia begins when mom of two, Julie Keith, finds an SOS note in a box of
,,Made in China" Halloween decorations from an Oregon Kmart. The desperate note was
written by a political prisoner named Sun Yi, from inside China's notorious Masanjia labor
camp. On tne crumpied page that travelled over 5000 miles, he details being jailed for his
spiriiual beliefs and how he is being subjected to torture and brainwashing tactics. His
,"5rgu goes viral and miraculously leads to the closure of China's entire labor camp
system. But their story is far from over.
peabody-winning Canadian filmmaker Leon Lee is not welcome in his native country because
of his prior filmsâOout China's human rights abuses. So, in Letter from Masanjia, he teaches
Sun yi to use camera equipment via Skype. For over a year, he secretly captures harrowing
footage of his daily life as a human rights defender, leading up to his tense run from the
Chinàse authorities. Meanwhile, just outside Portland, Julie Keith is struggling with her own
dilemmas as a mother newly embroiled in this cause. Together, these unlikely heroes expose
China's ongoing persecutioÀ against millions whose ideology differs from the Chinese
government