A Canadian production company dedicated to creating socially-conscious and entertaining film, television and digital media for audiences worldwide.
ABOUT US
Award-winning Canadian filmmaker Leon Lee founded Flying Cloud Productions to share fascinating stories about modern-day China, and bring focus to human rights issues for audiences around the world.
Our debut film Human Harvest, about China’s illegal organ trade, has been broadcast in over 25 countries and been viewed by more than 10 million people, receiving international accolades such as the 74th Annual Peabody Award, the 2015 Association of International Broadcasters Award and the 2016 IDFA Honorary Award, among others. Our recent narrative feature, The Bleeding Edge, starring actress and activist Miss World Canada, Anastasia Lin, premiered in the UK at the Houses of Parliament followed by a US premiere in Washington DC — both events created a viral storm of international headlines and political action.
A small company with a big voice, we bring true stories to life in unforgettable ways, sparking vital discussions and positive change on topics of international importance.
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HUMAN HARVEST
Nobel Peace Prize nominees David Matas and David Kilgour investigate the organ trade in China and uncover one of the world’s worst crimes against humanity.
Broadcast in over 25 countries worldwide. Winner of a Peabody Award for documentary and an AIB award for best investigate documentary. Visit the official website.
THE BLEEDING EDGE
Based on true events, The Bleeding Edge’s heart-stopping action and shocking plot-twists take viewers deep into the chilling world of the Chinese regime. This award-winning film exposes the terrifying truth behind China’s live organ harvesting and how, aided by western tech companies, a vast censorship and surveillance network was developed to silence and terrorize a nation. Visit the official website.
AVENUES OF ESCAPE
During the decades long crackdown on Falun Gong practitioners in China which claimed thousands of victims, the lives of three women intertwine as they embark on a dangerous journey to find freedom. Armed with only a road map and a desire for justice, they must rely on their wits, courage and the compassion of strangers, to escape imprisonment and navigate a treacherous passageway out of communist China across the Burmese jungle alone and on foot. Visit the official website.
For its exposé of highly profitable, monstrous system of forced organ donation, Human Harvest: China’s Illegal Organ Trade receives a Peabody Award.
— 74th annual Peabody Award judges
A Human Harvest: China’s organ trafficking exposed in shocking documentary
— The Daily Mail – 6 April 2015
Human Harvest “captures the horror of the story through credible testimony and proactive research.”
— 2015 UK Association for International Broadcasting Award judges
Two extraordinary Canadian films — one a chilling documentary, the other a riveting drama based on its findings
— The Boston Globe DECEMBER 04, 2016
“The Bleeding Edge” has angered Beijing with its dramatization of what human rights advocates describe as government-run programs that harvest the organs of Chinese prisoners of conscience
— New York Times Dec 13, 2016
NEWS
Gripping Documentary... Escaping Persecution Wins 4 Leo Awards - Vision Times
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A powerful documentary by Leon Lee, Avenues of Escape has just won 4 awards at the 2017 Leo Awards. The documentary is about three female Falun Dafa practitioners who escape spiritual persecution i...In case you missed it this morning here is a link to Avenues of Escape director Leon Lee's interview on Roundhouse Radio, where he discusses making controversial films that can't be seen in China and talks about his upcoming feature documentary about the Masanjia labour camp.
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Tune in to Roundhouse Radio tomorrow morning at 8:10am (PST) to hear director Leon Lee chat about Avenues of Escape and his recent win at the Leo Awards.
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