Los Altos Library To Host 'Hard To Believe' Film Screening, Q&A

LOS ALTOS, CA – An award-winning documentary about organ harvesting, “Hard to Believe,” will be shown at a free event on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Los Altos Library, followed by a question-and-answer session with local activist Shuang Ji, according to the Santa Clara County Library District.

The hour-long film, produced by Swoop Films and directed by Emmy Award-winning director Ken Stone, examines what the filmmakers believe is the widespread Chinese government practice of executing political prisoners and the selling of their organs to “transplant tourists.”

Director Stone brings the film to life through personal stories, including an author’s findings after seven years of research and a surgeon’s confession.

Investigators estimate up to 10,000 prisoners of conscience have been killed annually for the sale of their organs since 2001, a time when China’s prison population dramatically increased due to the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of citizens caught practicing the Falun Gong spiritual discipline.

“Hard to Believe” is currently being broadcast on PBS stations across America and is playing in film festivals around the world. The film has been translated into nine languages.

The event is free and open to the public, and no reservations are required. The Los Altos Library Orchard Room is located at 13 S. San Antonio Road.

For more information about the film, go to www.hardtobelievemovie.com,

Also coming up in the area:

• Citizen Science - Polar Bears: Behaviors, Energetics & Declining Sea Ice
• Exhibit: A Visible Journey in Time: Los Gatos History Project
• "Good Morning Palo Alto" Breakfast Featuring Experts on Cyber Security
• Holocaust & Heroes: An Evening With Speaker and Author Marty Brounstein

--Info via SCCLD/Image courtesy of Swoop Films