When Chinese state television blames his faith for a fiery public suicide, Chen Ruichang is detained in a Clockwork Orange-style brainwashing facility and forced to accept the government’s account. But Chen, a former insider of the state TV himself, believes it was all a government plot. Ask No Questions untangles an intricate conspiracy, with help from eyewitness Lisa Weaver, the CNN reporter who smuggled out footage of the event but was later muzzled by Chinese authorities.
2020 Slamdance Documentary Feature Competition.
2020 Phoenix Film Festival World Cinema Feature Competition.
2020 San Francisco DocFest Official Selection (presented in partnership with CAAMFest).
"A tantalizing, real-life thriller that couldn't be more surreal if it were fiction." Film Threat
"A wicked trip down the rabbit hole... Without a doubt, Ask No Questions is a must see."Unseen Films
"Like an ice bath with each revealed truth being another shred of ice raising the hairs on the back of your neck." SLUG Magazine
"A remarkable and heartbreaking story that will shatter your mind and shake you to the core." MoviesMoveMe.com
"It shows the terrifying height of 'fake news' and presents a lot of difficult but timely questions about media, governmental authority, censorship, and freedom of the press." RocketMiner.com
- Year2020
- Runtime81 minutes
- LanguageChinese, English
- CountryCanada
- PremiereDecember 16, 2019
- Note1 Nomination
- DirectorJason Loftus, Eric Pedicelli
- ScreenwriterCaylan Ford, Jason Loftus
- ProducerJason Loftus
- CastJian Shi, Tony Bai, Amy Guo
- CinematographerElijah Marchand, Eric Pedicelli
- EditorEric Pedicelli
- Production DesignKevin Koo, Masha Loftus
- Sound DesignDavid Best, Brian Cushin
- MusicThomas Hill
When Chinese state television blames his faith for a fiery public suicide, Chen Ruichang is detained in a Clockwork Orange-style brainwashing facility and forced to accept the government’s account. But Chen, a former insider of the state TV himself, believes it was all a government plot. Ask No Questions untangles an intricate conspiracy, with help from eyewitness Lisa Weaver, the CNN reporter who smuggled out footage of the event but was later muzzled by Chinese authorities.
2020 Slamdance Documentary Feature Competition.
2020 Phoenix Film Festival World Cinema Feature Competition.
2020 San Francisco DocFest Official Selection (presented in partnership with CAAMFest).
"A tantalizing, real-life thriller that couldn't be more surreal if it were fiction." Film Threat
"A wicked trip down the rabbit hole... Without a doubt, Ask No Questions is a must see."Unseen Films
"Like an ice bath with each revealed truth being another shred of ice raising the hairs on the back of your neck." SLUG Magazine
"A remarkable and heartbreaking story that will shatter your mind and shake you to the core." MoviesMoveMe.com
"It shows the terrifying height of 'fake news' and presents a lot of difficult but timely questions about media, governmental authority, censorship, and freedom of the press." RocketMiner.com
- Year2020
- Runtime81 minutes
- LanguageChinese, English
- CountryCanada
- PremiereDecember 16, 2019
- Note1 Nomination
- DirectorJason Loftus, Eric Pedicelli
- ScreenwriterCaylan Ford, Jason Loftus
- ProducerJason Loftus
- CastJian Shi, Tony Bai, Amy Guo
- CinematographerElijah Marchand, Eric Pedicelli
- EditorEric Pedicelli
- Production DesignKevin Koo, Masha Loftus
- Sound DesignDavid Best, Brian Cushin
- MusicThomas Hill
