Hong Kong censors can now ban films deemed a danger to national security, prompting concerns in a city once known for its vibrant arts and film scene.
Less than two weeks under a new national security law enacted by Beijing, Hong Kong residents already feel a curtain of control falling over the city’s realms of speech and thought.
“This film censorship system shows how freedom of expression is disappearing from Hong Kong,” said Anders Hammer, director of “Do Not Split,” an Oscar-nominated documentary about the protests. “In 2021 we have seen how the situation is deteriorating further where activists and pro-democracy politicians are put in prison, charged under the new draconian national security law,” he said.
In March, organizers canceled the screening of the documentary “Inside the Red Brick Wall,” which portrays clashes between pro-democracy protesters and police at a local university, following an editorial in a pro-Beijing newspaper that said the movie spreads messages of subversion and may breach the national security law.
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