Eyes of the Machine

Through the fight of one woman against the Chinese surveillance state, this documentary exposes the Uyghur genocide, laying bare a stark contrast between her personal truth and the picture painted by the government.

If she ever sees her husband and family members again, she'd ask for their forgiveness, says Kalbinur Sidik. She hasn't seen them since fleeing her country in 2019 and starting to speak out about the persecution of the Uyghurs in East Turkestan. That separation is painful, but she can't stay silent. As an Uzbek woman who grew up within the Uyghur community, she has witnessed with her own eyes the methods the Chinese state uses to erase the Uyghur population. Now, she wants to open the world's eyes. Eyes of the Machine has already been selected for several international festivals.