Eternal Spring takes viewers along the journey of acclaimed comic book illustrator Daxiong (Star Wars, Justice League) as religious persecution forces him to flee China after the hi-jacking of a national Chinese television station in 2002.
Told with a combination of stunning animation based on Daxiong’s art and interviews marking the event’s 20th anniversary, Eternal Spring is a powerful example of art as a tool for communicating and healing from our experiences.
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ABOUT THE FILM
DIRECTED BY JASON LOFTUS | ANIMATED DOCUMENTARY | 86 MINUTES | 2022
In March 2002, a state TV signal in China is hacked by members of the banned spiritual group Falun Gong. Their goal is to counter the government narrative about their practice.
In the aftermath, police raids sweep Changchun City, and comic book illustrator Daxiong (Justice League, Star Wars), a Falun Gong practitioner, is forced to flee. He arrives in North America, blaming the hijacking for worsening a violent repression. But his views are challenged when he meets the lone surviving participant to have escaped China, now living in Seoul, South Korea.
Combining present-day footage with 3D animation inspired by Daxiong’s art, Eternal Spring retraces the event on its 20th anniversary, and brings to life an unprecedented story of defiance, harrowing eyewitness accounts of persecution, and an exhilarating tale of determination to speak up for political and religious freedoms, no matter the cost.
