'' Joshua : Teenager vs. Superpower '' is a 2017 documentary about Joshua Wong , a teenager who rallies Hong Kong youth in dissent during the 2014 Hong Kong Occupy Movement when the Chinese Communist Party reneged on its promise of autonomy to the territory . At Sundance , Netflix negotiated worldwide viewing rights for the documentary . The film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival at the Park City Temple Theatre in Sundance 's World Documentary Competition . The film was released on Netflix on 26 May 2017
2017 Sundance Film Festival
2017 Sundance Film Festival
Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower