About the Film

56 MINUTES NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN

It’s hard to believe that doctors would kill for profit. It’s even harder to believe that major media are not investigating. Watch this award-winning insight into why the world is ignoring China's mass-market sale of human organs.


FILM SYNOPSIS

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IT’S HAPPENED BEFORE: Governments killing their own citizens for their political or spiritual beliefs. But it’s never happened like this.

It’s happened so often that the world doesn’t always pay attention. But is economic influence the reason that this time it’s going largely unreported? It’s hard to believe that doctors would carve up innocent people so their organs could be sold. It’s even harder to believe that major media are not investigating. Yet it’s still happening today and leaving a rising volume of victims in its wake.

Hard To Believe is a documentary that examines the issue of forced live organ harvesting from Chinese prisoners of conscience, and the response—or lack of it—around the world. Produced by Swoop Films, two-time Emmy Award-winning director/producer, Ken Stone, Irene Silber, Kay Rubacek and Swoop Films.
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As seen on PBS, Hard-to-believe is now available to own on DVD or stream through numerous digital platforms. Licenses are available for educational and semi-theatrical screenings.

HARD TO BELIEVE STUDY GUIDE (32 PAGES)

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18 FILM AWARDS

Creation International Film Festival, 2018 Winner Best Documentary Feature
Cinema WorldFest Awards, 2018 Best In Show
Cinema WorldFest Awards, 2018 Award of Excellence, Documentary Feature
London Film Awards, 2017 Winner Gold Lion Award
Winner of Best Documentary Editing, 2017 Global Cinema Film Festival of Boston
Winner of Best Documentary, 2016 Hoboken International Film Festival
Winner Award of Excellence, 2016 International Film Festival for Peace, Inspiration & Equality
Winner of Best Documentary, 2016 Brightside Tavern Film Festival
Winner of Outstanding Achievement, Accolade Global Film Competition 2015 Humanitarian
Winner of Outstanding Achievement, 2015 Global Film Awards Humanitarian Award
Six Awards of Excellence, 2015 Accolade Global Film Competition in the categories of:
Documentary Program / Social Change / Religion / Ethics / Health / Medicine
Two Awards of Excellence, 2015 IndieFEST Global Film Award in the categories of Liberation / Social Justice

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English, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, Czech,
Croatian, French, German, Norwegian, Hebrew, Polish & more to come.

MORE THAN A FILM

The film is being well received and is an effective tool, yet real change happens beyond the screen. The ”Hard To Believe” Outreach Campaign enables this—ensuring the right information makes it to the people who need it most.

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