Kudos to oscilloscope laboratories for their decision to distribute this crucially important documentary, burma vj. You will recognize some of the footage if you were watching the news on burma at the time. Reporting from a closed country trailer, using smuggled footage, this documentary tells the story of the 2007 protests in burma by thousands of monks. The in the spirit of freedom prizes, awarded in memory of wim van leer, went to the documentary films yodok stories, by polish director andrzej fidyk and to burma vj. Foreign tv crews are banned from the country, so its left to joshua and his crew to keep the revolution alive on tv screens all over. Jan 09, 2009 the generals propaganda would almost be funny if it wasnt backed up by the utter willingness to use lethal force, even in the face of peaceful protest. New human rights reporting requirements for us investments in burma took effect in may. Germany overview customs and culture diet and recipes language religion students life interesting facts people government politics geography economy news weather history photos video travel en espanol sources home activities united states edition spanish edition french edition german edition sample country glossary.
This is the heartwrenching cry of one of the courageous demonstrators facing armed police during burmas failed protestuprising. In august and september of that year, many burmese rose in protest against the governments sudden hiking of gasoline prices. This is the heartwrenching cry of one of the courageous demonstrators facing armed police during burma s failed protestuprising. Reporting from a closed country by anders ostergaard. A powerfully visceral docudrama highlighting the evils of censorship and the essential need for. Full list of israeli movies and tv shows streaming online reelgood. Sep 01, 2010 tonight, i am very lucky to have watched burma vj from the start till the end of the screening time at meta house. Burma vj reporting from a closed country singapore. Reporting from a closed country by danish director anders ostergaard. Reporting from a closed country 2009 full from nitroflare rapidgator uploaded turbobit extabit ryushare openload littlebyte zippyshare. Bush anders ostergaard jan krogsgaard 2009 a brave band of burmese journalists risk their lives to expose the crimes of the repressive government that controls their country.
Amid cheering crowds, a monk holds aloft an upturned alms bowl to indicate his brethrens refusal to accept offerings from the military. Reporting from a closed country by anders ostergaard burma vj is a documentary about the undercover citizen journalists with the democratic voice of burma, an organization that takes extraordinary risks to smuggle video documentation out of burma, where all media is banned. All films and projects of the international documentary film festival amsterdam 2012. For his film about burmas undercover video journalists filming the monks massive uprising in 2007, he received an oscar nomination and took home a recordbreaking number of international awards, including idfas joris ivens and movies that matter.
Ajami is big winner at jerusalem film fest israeli. Armed with small handycams the burma vjs keep on stop at nothing to make their. Reporting from a closed country 4 5 stars 4 out of. Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object and thus in contrast to onsite observation.
Reporting from a closed country, a documentary that uses a mixture of real and fictional footage to revisit burmas brutal reprisals against its own people in 2007. An international breakthrough followed in 2004 with tintin and i and in 2006 he launched gasolin the bestselling documentary in the history of danish cinema followed by oscar nominated burma vj reporting from a closed country, which caught global attention and received 47 international awards. The netherlands is attacked by england, france and germany and faces its own civil war no less, only one man. Jan 14, 2009 armed with small handycams undercover video journalists in burma keep up the flow of news from their closed country despite risking torture and life in jail.
Armed with small handycams the burma vjs keep on stop at nothing to make their reportages from the streets of rangoon. The generals propaganda would almost be funny if it wasnt backed up by the utter willingness to use lethal force, even in the face of peaceful protest. Ultimately, the repressive government told hold of the situation, but not before this brief shining moment was shown to the world through this footage smuggled out of the country. Reporting from a closed country, opening at new yorks film forum on may 20th. This is a documentary film which you should not miss if you are interested in journalistic work. The vj s in this film were the ones that smuggled footage to western news agencies. Formal decision cases which are closed without an examination of the asylum claims substance, e. Reporting from a closed country to watch, latest burma vj. Burma vj was the first film ever to be officially screened at 10 downing street at the invitation of sarah brown, the thenprime ministers wife to mark aung san suu kyis birthday. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos. Feb 24, 2010 director anders ostergaards film burma vj. Reporting from a closed country 2009 thousands of citizens of myanmar take to the streets in several cities to protest the asian nations repressive regime. Reporting from a closed country which documents the monkled revolution against the burmese government during the summer of 2007 through the use of.
Going beyond the occasional news clip from burma, the acclaimed filmmaker, anders ostergaard, brings us close to the video journalists who. And ciaraph is joining us on the line from sacramento. The jewish experience prizes were awarded to the last krasucky, by y. The opening shot of the oscarnominated documentary burma vj shows clandestine video footage of a single protester in 2007, standing at the gates of the united nations building in rangoon. Armed with small handy cams, undercover video journalists in burma keep up the flow of news from their closed country despite risking torture and life in jail. Burma vj reporting from a closed country singapore home. Armed with small handycams undercover video journalists in burma keep up the flow of news from their closed country despite risking torture and life in jail. Burma vj reporting from a closed country, winner of the joris ivens award in 2008, is almost exclusively compiled from dvb footage.
Over seven decades, actor and activist george takei journeyed from a world war ii internment camp to the helm of the starship enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds of five million facebook fans. Prices in represent the retail prices valid in germany unless otherwise indicated. International documentary film festival amsterdam blogger. Burma vj is a powerful documentary about the uprisings in late 2007 in burma, initially by just a few protestors, but then joined by buddhist monks. Burma vj articulates a circular, daunting, and inevitable logic. Bill whitaker and his team travel to burma, where the countrys prodemocracy opposition party is expected to triumph in next months election, advancing burma. Though risking torture and life in jail, courageous young citizens of burma live the essence of journalism as they insist on keeping up the flow of news from their closed country. It follows the saffron revolution against the mili. Reporting from a closed country poster 1 goldposter. Reporting from a closed country, anders ostergaard, denmark. International documentary film festival amsterdam wikiwand. This is burma vj reporting from a closed country by magic hour films on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the. Jan 29, 2009 when i recall reporting burma s doomed prodemocracy uprising for time in september 2007, one image stands out.
Show your support by telling everyone about this amazing film that will soon be release in singapore. Idfa catalogue 2012 by idfa international documentary. Tonight, i am very lucky to have watched burma vj from the start till the end of the screening time at meta house. This is a documentary film which you should not miss if. If you are from a democratic country like myself, you realize how fortunate you are. Reporting from a closed country is at various london cinemas from sunday to tuesday as part of the human rights watch international film festival. Full list of dutch movies and tv shows streaming online reelgood. Reporting from a closed country is a 2008 danish documentary film directed by anders ostergaard.
The opening shot of the oscarnominated documentary burma vj shows clandestine video footage of a single protester in 2007, standing at. Burma vj, the film team were able to ensure key political figures could see the film. This academy awardnominated featurelength film charts the revolutionary tactics that a small media outpost, democratic voice of burma, has undertaken to smuggle video footage out of their country. Reporting from a closed country the opening shot of the oscarnominated documentary burma vj shows clandestine video footage of a single protester in 2007, standing at the gates of the united nations building in rangoon.
Led by buddhist monks, more than 100,000 people took to the streets to march peacefully against the military dictatorship that had held the country in an iron grip for over 40 years. With visceral power, they show how the support of burmas monks gave vital authority to the protests, and how vast numbers of followers were. Joshua, age 27, becomes tactical leader of a group of reporters, as buddhist monks in september 2007 lead a massive uprising. He knows that within minutes, the authoritiesoften in the insidious form of plainclothes agents who swarm the. Thomas starts to work for her, creating german cakes and cookies that bring her cafe to life. The film was also seen by hilary clinton and gordon brown.
Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos and. Greece festival title video virmania reportage apo mia kleisti hora. Join george and his husband, brad, on a wacky and profound trek for life, liberty, and love. Their material is smuggled out of burma and broadcast back via satellite. Khin maung win one of the founders of the democratic voice of burma. Burma vj is an important testament to the grim reality of life in the country. Burma vj was nominated for a 2010 academy award for best documentary feature. When i recall reporting burmas doomed prodemocracy uprising for time in september 2007, one image stands out. International documentary film festival amsterdam idfa logo location amsterdam, netherlands founded 1988 hosted by idfa language internation. Burma vj was the first film to be screened at 10 downing street. The film shows a group of young video journalists who try to bring news about the protesting in burma in 2007 to the outside world. It follows the saffron revolution against the military regime in burma. New myanmar and religion in myanmar see more remote sensing.
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