The story of Lian Shengde
I was born in 1968 during the Cultural Revolution, when millions of the people were organized by the Chinese Communist Party and its leader Chairman Mao to fight and kill each other...
--Lian Shengde
Shengde recounts his own story--from childhood in Chengdu during the Cultural Revolution, to life in exile in the United States, where he continues to fight for individual freedom and human rights in China.
"FREEDOM FIGHTER vividly conveys the excitement, commitment and
idealism of young people swept up in a grass-roots movement to
achieve political change in China in 1989. "
Merle Goldman,
Professor of Chinese History at
Boston University
"Subtle and compelling--a true-to-life portrait of one man's odyssey
from student to pro-democracy fighter. Lian Shengde's memory of
being whisked off to prison without being able to say goodbye to his
anxious father is heartbreaking. But FREEDOM FIGHTER ends on an
optimistic note: Lian at home in America with a loving wife,
awaiting the birth of his first child--and still fighting the good
fight."
Jan Wong, Author of RED CHINA BLUES
Visit the Free China Movement
Produced and Directed by Mary Flannery
Director of Photography: Michael Cormier
Additional Camera: Michael Ford,
Gregory Snook, Amy Flannery
Editor: Mary Flannery
Music: Mary Flannery, Molly Flannery,
Tom Zicarelli
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