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https://t.co/BKP0GST2Xd pic.twitter.com/7vwob12lvj

— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) August 25, 2022

A classic account of the ineptness of CCP propaganda by @cnmediaproject – one to cut out and keep

Telling China’s Story, Poorly – China Media Project https://t.co/F6uM74v9b0

— Matthew Brooker (@mbrookerhk) August 15, 2022

"The crew listed for “Spring, Seeing Hong Kong Again” consists of people whose involvement is questionable, who deny having worked on the film, or who can’t be found."

A bizarre and hilarious account that is full of lines like this

— Matthew Brooker (@mbrookerhk) August 15, 2022

No one around me, even those in film, has heard of the project. Google returns few results, mainly the same cringey write-up on sloppy newswires, which alleged that the film was well-received at Cannes Film Festival, and that it won Best Documentary at the Prague Film Festival. pic.twitter.com/J0aXWLbysn

— K Tse (@ktse852) June 9, 2022

So, what is the film about? Vanessa McMahon wrote a review on https://t.co/alu2UNLca8 after watching it at Marché du Film.

"HK suffered a hard time in 2019 due to the turbulence over the Fuigitive Law…" / "medical aid and nurses from Mainland China.."
P.S. Vanessa, spellcheck. pic.twitter.com/miCnallB3O

— K Tse (@ktse852) June 9, 2022

Unsurprisingly, images on the newswire writeup were easily exposed by a simple reverse image search on Google. pic.twitter.com/5ObxXkQNrE

— K Tse (@ktse852) June 9, 2022

Lelièvre's most recent works on IMDB, in reverse chronological order. He is based in China, and seemed to have made a foray into 大外宣 after "Ripples". Both "SSHKA" and "Ripples" are not on his IMDB.

P.S. he was the cinematographer on "Le Laowaï, which sounds like a blast. pic.twitter.com/dhFUS3x1wz

— K Tse (@ktse852) June 9, 2022

.@ginkgogoes then found out that the account was a political meme page formerly. Is promoting the film a simple mistake, or has the previous page sold the handle to an internal propaganda platform?

Our discussion here:https://t.co/5bOSnqTnip

— K Tse (@ktse852) June 9, 2022

How to fake a screening of a film at a festival? Or rather, how to fake a film festival?
LPT: DO NOT copy images that appear on the first page on Google when you search the venue's name.

Corroborating with what my industry insider friend said: There's no 'Prague Film Festival'. pic.twitter.com/KmjoBMEVa5

— K Tse (@ktse852) June 9, 2022