Umbrella promotes controversial doco with Q&As
Umbrella Entertainment will promote the DVD release of the controversial documentary The 10 Conditions of Love with Q&A sessions with director Jeff Daniels in Melbourne and Sydney.
The documentary, which has enraged the Chinese government for its depiction of Rebiya Kadeer, the leader of the Uyghur people, was released on DVD without the TV broadcast the distributor had hoped would help with the promotion.
According to producer John Lewis, Chinese pressure has made the doco ‘unsellable’, with distributors and broadcasters unwilling to take a risk.
Umbrella has released the book exclusively through Borders book stores, and will present Daniels in Melbourne (South Yarra, March 18, 7:30pm) and Sydney (Bondi Junction, March 20, 12:30pm).
The distributor has not responded to Encore‘s request for further information about the sessions.
