Sewickley Series Film: "They Chose China"

For the second year in a row, the Academy partners with Silk Screen to present three films throughout the month of January.

In this feature documentary, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Shuibo Wang (Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square) aims his camera at the astonishing story of 21 American soldiers who opted to stay in China after the Korean War ended in 1954. Back home in the United States, McCarthyism was at its height and many Americans believed these men were brainwashed by Chinese communists. But what really happened? Using never-before-seen footage from the Chinese camps and interviews with former POWs and their families, They Chose China tells the fascinating stories of these forgotten American dissidents.

Film includes some graphic war images. Parental discretion is advised.

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ALL SEWICKLEY SERIES EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.