![]() This deeply-felt fear of future consequences-for merely being associated with the film-meant that we constantly had to scramble to find new locations and talent while shooting. Several key cast members backed out even after signing the agreement. The majority of the Chinese-speaking cast we auditioned were very concerned that participating in Unsilenced would hinder their career development in China. ![]() Several key locations agreed initially, but canceled our booking as we were decorating the sets and the film’s subject matter became clear. Many crew members in Taiwan brave enough to participate ended up either using aliases or opted to remain anonymous, fearing the risk of repercussions from the CCP if they were tied to the film.Īdditionally, many locations refused our requests to film, citing similar concerns. ![]() But even outside China, the propaganda campaign against Falun Gong is far-reaching and fear of retaliation from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is high. This forced us to shoot the film in Taiwan. While our story is set in China, we had no access to locations or talent in China due to the sensitivity of the subject matter.
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