Remembering Tiananmen Square Anniversary With Creator of ‘Tank Man’ Short Film

A pro-democracy activist reenacts an iconic moment from the pro-democracy protests of 1989, during a march in Hong Kong on June 1, 2014, to mark the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. The reenactment depicts the young man who blocked the path of Chinese tanks. Photo by Jessica Hromas/Getty Images

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—This year marks the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square student pro-democracy movement. The creator of the short film “Tank Man” about the Tiananmen Square Massacre shared with The Epoch Times about the importance of the film and the difficulties he went through in making it.

On June 4, 1989, students gathered at Tiananmen Square in Beijing to protest for freedom and democracy. However, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) silenced them with military tanks, troops, and assault rifles.