The Warriors of Qiugang February 22, 2011

Pacific Environment, a non-profit environmental organization, will host a special screening of the upcoming Oscar nominated film “The Warriors of Qiugang”. The film screening is open to the public and will be featured at San Francisco’s 9th Street Film Center on Tuesday, February 22nd at 6:00pm.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) nominated the film in January for Best Documentary Short and features one of Pacific Environment’s partner organizations, Green Anhui. The stirring documentary chronicles the five-year battle by the residents of the Chinese village of Qiugang to bring an end to the lethal pollution caused by factories adjacent to their tiny hamlet. Oscar-winning documentarians Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon follow a local farmer as he takes the lead in navigating a tricky maze of state-mandated environmental laws, local corruption, and evasive company representatives, guided by Ren Jingwen of Green Anhui.

The film run time is 39 minutes. There is a suggested donation at the door, and seating is limited. There will be a reception with Pacific Environment after the film. For more information, contact skellman@pacificenvironment.org or call 415-399-8850 x309.