*Life is Brief as the Morning Dew* — For a Memory That Cannot Be Forgotten

The Iris Chang Studio recently sat for an interview with students of the Nanjing University of the Arts.

This recorded interview is part of the work Life is Brief as the Morning Dew, directed by Zong Tian’ai. All of its content (including, but not limited to, video, audio, text, and images) belongs in copyright to the director Zong Tian’ai and to the providers of that content. The subject of this interview is Mr. Liu Yu of the Iris Chang Studio. Without written authorization, no organization or individual may, in any form, repost, excerpt, copy or use the material for commercial purposes. Material used under prior authorization shall be used only within the scope of that authorization, and the source shall be clearly named.

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Student journalist Hu Xinyi

Iris Chang Studio, person in charge Liu Yu

Director: Zong Tian’ai

Producer Sun Shengwen

Cinematography Xiao Yutian, Zhang Tingting

Art / Continuity Liu Liqi

Post-production Tang Meng

With particular thanks to Iris Chang Studio Iris Chang Memorial Hall, Huai’an Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders

Score

The Debate — Guo Sida

Iris Chang’s Writing — Guo Sida

Death and Eternal Life — Guo Sida

A Song for Iris — Yoyo Sham

Some footage drawn from 1937 Nanjing Memory Iris Chang: The Rape of Nanking A Dove’s Journey to Nanjing