Titled ‘Behind The Mask’, the movie was screened at the Uyghur Center Virginia on Friday.

 The documentary talks about the life experiences of a Uyghur internment camp survivor, Abduweli Ayup, who contacts a former guard from the camp days and has to deal with the effects that this incident could have on his children as they had witnessed everything, reported ANI.

A public discussion and question and answer session were held during the film screening.

Uyghur American Association earlier wrote on X: "Join us for the screening of the documentary "Behind the Mask," featuring the story of Uyghur scholar and former political prisoner @AbduwelA, followed by a Q&A discussion. Looking forward to seeing you there!"

The movie is directed by Havard Bustnes.

It was released in 2023.

The movie has witnessed features in TIFF – Tromso International Film Festival, Minimalen Short Film Festival, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival this year, reported the Indian news agency.