Reporting from a closed country is a 2008 danish documentary film directed by anders ostergaard. Khin maung win one of the founders of the democratic voice of burma. Two journalists who were jailed after reporting on myanmars treatment of rohingya muslims have been released. Armed with small handycams joshua and a handful of other reporters, venture out into the streets to make news reportages at great personal risk. Burma vj, anders ostergaards documentary about the anonymous cameramen known as the democratic. This film offers a rare inside look into the 2007 uprising in myanmar through. The vjs in this film were the ones that smuggled footage to western news agencies. Regime hardliners, primarily concentrated in the regular army, saw things differently. The film itself is a testament to the importance of the internet as a tool to combat oppression. The english version of the burma chapter of the 2012 world report states that ethnic armed groups have been implicated in serious abuses, such as recruiting child soldiers, extrajudicial. Reporting from a closed country absolutely deserves better than its fate. Rather, he appears in shadows or oblique camera angles. Mr tv3 myanmar international has ended its transmission for now. Il a egalement ete preselectionne pour les oscars du cinema 2009 ref.
Sudharshan m kumar composed the soundtrack and film score of burma. They accomplish this well enough, but when they try to rendezvous at an old airstrip to be taken back to their base, they find japanese waiting for them, and they must make a long, difficult walk back through. Reporting from a closed country 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. The film offers a unique insight into highrisk journalism and dissidence in a police state, while at the same time providing a thorough documentation of the historical and dramatic days of september 2007. The ruling state peace and development council spdc blocked international. Burma vj was the first film to be screened at 10 downing street. The ministry provides suffering believers assistance in a vast variety of ways through the provision of medical assistance, safe shelter, food, clothing, educational training, as well as the distribution of effective evangelistic tools. Using smuggled footage, this documentary tells the story of the 2007 protests in. The voice of the martyrs canada is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to helping, loving and encouraging persecuted christians worldwide. Check out the trailer for the original hbo documentary film, burma vj.
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. Declared burmas independence status as fake in independence day anniversary speech. Its easy to overlook burma vj in the sundance lineup a documentary about burmese reporters risking their lives to report on the conditions within their closed country sounds like the type of earnest, pedagogic film that offers up a pressing issue for audiences to tsk about and then forget after leaving the theater. 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. Political movements, journalism, rebellion, demonstrations, protesters, burma, 2000 2009 director. It follows the saffron revolution against the mili. Burmese troops throughout the country rose up against the japanese. Given an invisible theatrical release in the summer of 2009, and then seemingly disappeared into whatever ether awaits hbo documentary films acquisitions before they get around to airing on hbo, the danish documentary burma vj. This is a documentary film which you should not miss if you are interested in journalistic work. Documenting the saffron revolution so yes, its true that joshua was arrested at the beginning of the uprising and actually had to leave the country, which was, of course, a bit of a challenge to the film. Burma vj reporting from a closed country singapore.
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. Going beyond the occasional news clip from burma, the acclaimed filmmaker, anders ostergaard, brings us close to the video journalists who. Burma vj reporting from a closed country singapore home. Reporting from a closed country which documents the monkled revolution against the burmese government during the. Listen to this interview with director anders ostergaard on nprs talk of the nation. Burma vj reporting from a closed country, winner of the joris ivens award in 2008, is almost exclusively compiled from dvb footage. In burma joshua, a young video journalist of 27, works undercover to counter the military regimes propaganda and keep the world informed about the state of affairs inside the closed country. Reporting from a closed country 2009 trailers and clips thousands of citizens of myanmar take to the streets in several cities to protest the asian nations repressive regime. Founded antifascist organization afo and became the military leader of the organization. This is peter lloyd, not reporting from burma, for pm. Read the burma vj movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Page 2 burma report issue 78 november 2009 in a statement at the end of the asean summit in thailand, leaders of the 16 countries encouraged burma to ensure the implementation of their sevenstep roadmap and to restore democracy in the country.
It follows the september 2007 protests against the military regime in burma. Reporting from a closed country jan 03, 2010 burma is the land that everyone knows has some issues. The film was screened on the eve of the 64th birthday of burmas prodemocracy leader and nobel peace prize winner, aung san suu kyi. 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. An undercover reporter, joshua is never wholly visible in burma vj. Show your support by telling everyone about this amazing film that will soon be release in singapore. Anders ostergaards awardwinning documentary shows a rare inside look into the 2007 uprising in myanmar through the cameras of the independent journalist group, democratic voice of burma. Reporting from a closed country nathan johnson put aside entertainment for a 80 minutes and learn something about the brave people who have taken to the streets and risked their lives to film a horribly repressive regime in action. It follows the saffron revolution against the military regime in burma. Apr 15, 2010 check out the trailer for the original hbo documentary film, burma vj. Burma vj would be even more intense without its early announcement that some scenes have been restaged, putting the viewer in a regrettably uncertain relationship to what follows. 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. Kudos to oscilloscope laboratories for their decision to distribute this crucially important documentary, burma vj. Burma vj was nominated for a 2010 academy award for best documentary feature.
Burmas already dismal human rights record worsened following the devastation of cyclone nargis in early may 2008. Myanmar burma 3 and the establishment of peace accords with the country. He knows that within minutes, the authoritiesoften in the insidious form of plainclothes agents who swarm the citywill arrest him and send him to jail, where hell likely spend the rest of his life. Using smuggled footage, this documentary tells the story of the 2007 protests in burma by thousands of monks. Using cell phone cameras, the resistance journalists transmitted. Their material is smuggled out of the country and broadcast back into burma via satellite and offered as free usage for international media.
Its easy to overlook burma vj in the sundance lineup a documentary about burmese reporters risking their lives to report on the conditions within their closed country sounds like the type of earnest, pedagogic film that offers up a pressing issue for audiences to tsk. A group of men parachute into japaneseoccupied burma with a dangerous and important mission. 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. The film was also seen by hilary clinton and gordon brown. May 29, 2009 the democratic voice of burma, a collective of 30 anonymous and underground video journalists vjs recorded these historic and dramatic events on handycams and smuggled the footage out of the country, where it was broadcast worldwide by major news organizations. Burma vj articulates a circular, daunting, and inevitable logic. 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. Political movements, journalism, rebellion, demonstrations, protesters, burma, 20002009 director.
Reporting from a closed country provides a frightening glimpse into a repressive regime. Reporting from a closed country opens at film forum may 20, 2009 national expansion to follow running time. The album features eight tracks and was released on 28 august 2014 by c. Financial analysis of burma vj 2009 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. See more ideas about art of the title, famous movie scenes and seven movie. Burma vj, the film team were able to ensure key political figures could see the film.
Page 2 burma report issue 68 january 2009 2010 to head off the usual ruses employed by the generals in order to exploit international goodwill, to marginalise authentic opposition voices in burma and to ensure the irrevocably flawed 2010 election can never take place. 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 video online burma. Kyaw soe oo and wa lone, who work for the reuters news agency, spent more than 500. Reporting from a closed country, opening at new yorks film forum on may 20th. The democratic voice of burma, a collective of 30 anonymous and underground video journalists vjs recorded these historic and dramatic events on handycams and smuggled the footage out of the country, where it was broadcast worldwide by major news organizations. 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. Reporting from a closed country 2009 full from nitroflare rapidgator uploaded turbobit extabit ryushare openload littlebyte zippyshare. The shaky handheld camera has long been a popular shortcut tool of nonfiction films and fiction ones not trying to appear as such to help convey immediacy, as the increased lack of stability in the image can lend a greater sense of danger or consequence to even the most mundane, generic of scenes.