Show your support by telling everyone about this amazing film that will soon be release in singapore. 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. Burma vj reporting from a closed country 2009 adolf grimme preis. Political movements, journalism, rebellion, demonstrations, protesters, burma, 2000 2009 director. Reporting from a closed country 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. 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. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting your oldest. Armed with small handycams joshua and a handful of other reporters, venture out into the streets to make news reportages at great personal risk. International documentary film festival amsterdam wikipedia.
Usynlige piger, 2009, production consultant, dkdocumentary. The ruling state peace and development council spdc blocked international. Twitter and facebook updates have spread videos virally. When i recall reporting burmas doomed prodemocracy uprising for time in september 2007, one image stands out. Armed with small handycams the burma vjs keep on stop at nothing to make their reportages from the streets of rangoon. Over a period of twelve days, it screens more than 300 films, sells more than 250,000 tickets and welcomes more than 3,000 guests. 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.
These are the images that could be seen across the globe when a revolution was about to erupt in the late summer of 2007. Its hard to tell which scenes are authentic when i recall reporting burmas doomed prodemocracy uprising for time in september 2007. Financial analysis of burma vj 2009 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. 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. Het jaarverslag 2009 van het international documentary film. The film shows a group of young video journalists who. Anders ostergaard 2008 the democratic voice of burma dvb consists of about 30 burmese reporters who secretly film the abuses in their country. The film was also seen by hilary clinton and gordon brown. 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. The footage is then smuggled across the border and broadcast via satellite from the dvbs headquarters in oslo. Burma vj reporting from a closed country, winner of the joris ivens award in. One of the reporters stays in touch with his colleagues from a hiding place in thailand.
Her party won a landslide victory in the countrys last democratic polls. Tonight, i am very lucky to have watched burma vj from the start till the end of the screening time at meta house. Reporting from a closed country is a 2008 danish documentary film directed by anders ostergaard. Trailer burma vj competition longmetrages festival europeen 4 ecrans 2009.
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. The video journalists with dvb provide news to about 20 million burmese, by sending it through satellites from norway and are responsible for providing. Using smuggled footage, this documentary tells the story of the 2007 protests in burma by thousands of monks. The film was screened on the eve of the 64th birthday of burmas prodemocracy leader and nobel peace prize winner, aung san suu kyi. Senator from new york from 2001 to 2009, 67th united states secretary of state from 2009 to 20, and the democratic partys nominee for president of the united states in the 2016 election. Amid cheering crowds, a monk holds aloft an upturned alms bowl to indicate his brethren. Its hard to tell which scenes are authentic its hard to tell which scenes are authentic when i recall reporting burma s doomed prodemocracy uprising for time in september 2007, one image stands out. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. Reporting from a closed country 2008 the burma vj documentary displays the work of undercover video journalists who secretly filmed the burmese antimilitary saffron revolution.
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. Burma vj reporting from a closed country 2008 marked ostergaards international. Going beyond the occasional news clip from burma, acclaimed director anders. 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. Burma vj reporting from a closed country singapore. Abstract this report explores issues arising from the 2009 graham spry. Going beyond the occasional news clip from burma, the acclaimed filmmaker, anders ostergaard, brings us close to the video journalists who. A powerfully visceral docudrama highlighting the evils of censorship and the essential need for. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr.
Reporting from a closed country which documents the monkled revolution against the burmese government during the summer of 2007 through the use of. 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. Burma vj articulates a circular, daunting, and inevitable logic. May 11, 2009 armed with small handy cams undercover video journalists in burma keep up the flow of news from their closed country. Reporting from a closed country, anders ostergaard, denmark. The beeld en geluid idfa award for dutch documentary for best dutch documentary. 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. 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. Burma overview customs and culture diet and recipes language religion interesting facts people government politics geography economy news weather history photos video travel sources home activities united states edition spanish edition french edition german edition sample country glossary.
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. The festival is an independent, international meeting place for audiences and professionals to see a diverse in form. Reporting from a closed country is a 2008 danish documentary film directed by. Release dates 29 also known as aka 18 release dates denmark 12 november 2008 cph. It follows the saffron revolution against the military regime in burma. Using smuggled footage, this documentary tells the story of the 2007 protests in.
Kudos to oscilloscope laboratories for their decision to distribute this crucially important documentary, burma vj. The peaceful protests were led by students, political activists, buddhist monks and other citizens. The international documentary film festival amsterdam idfa is the worlds largest documentary film festival held annually since 1988 in amsterdam. Burmas already dismal human rights record worsened following the devastation of cyclone nargis in early may 2008. International documentary film festival amsterdam wikiwand. Reporting from a closed country opens at film forum may 20, 2009 national expansion to follow running time. Movies about freedom of speech everyone must watch nordvpn. Reporting from a closed country, opening at new yorks film forum on may 20th. 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. Burma vj reporter i et lukket land er en dokumentarfilm fra 2009 instrueret af anders ostergaard efter manuskript af anders ostergaard, jan krogsgard filmen blev i 2009 tildelt en robert for arets lange dokumentarfilm. Khin maung win one of the founders of the democratic voice of burma. Mar 22, 2011 burma vj reporting from a closed country 19. Reporting from a closed country absolutely deserves better than its fate. 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.
Idfa 2009 jaarverslag by idfa international documentary film. Feb 24, 2010 director anders ostergaards film burma vj. Declaration by the eu on the karen civilians fleeing burma aung lwin donnerstag, 11. Reporting from a closed country is at various london cinemas from sunday to tuesday as part of the human rights watch international film festival. Burma vj reporting from a closed country, winner of the joris ivens award in 2008, is almost exclusively compiled from dvb footage. This is a documentary film which you should not miss if you are interested in journalistic work.
American john yettaw, 54, the man who swam to her house, was sentenced to a total seven years hard labour and. Burma vj was the first film to be screened at 10 downing street. Armed with small handy cams undercover video journalists in burma keep up the flow of news from their closed country. Reporting from a closed country 2009 full from nitroflare rapidgator uploaded turbobit extabit ryushare openload littlebyte zippyshare.
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. 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. Burma vj was nominated for a 2010 academy award for best documentary feature. 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. Burma vj berichte aus einem verschlossenen land wikipedia. 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. Political movements, journalism, rebellion, demonstrations, protesters, burma, 20002009 director. 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.
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