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Opening Night & Screening: Dying to Survive
The 2018 US-China Television & Film Innovation Summit hosts its opening ceremony and screening of Dying to Survive at the American Film Institute on October 27.
Where
October. 27: Opening Night / Film Screening #1
18:30-19:00 Check-in
19:00-19:45 Opening Remarks
20:00-22:00 Screening of Dying To Survive
22:10-22:40 Summit Preview Q&A
About the FIlm
Dying to Survive 我不是药深神 is a 2018 Chinese comedy-drama film directed by Wen Muye in his feature film debut. The film is based on the real-life story of Lu Yong, a Chinese leukemia patient who smuggled cheap but unproven cancer medicine from India for 1,000 Chinese cancer sufferers in 2004.
Click here for information on the October 28 schedule for the 2018 US-China Television & Film Innovation Summit.
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