Reporting from a closed country which documents the monkled revolution against the burmese government during the summer of 2007 through the use of. You will recognize some of the footage if you were watching the news on burma at the time. Reporting from a closed country, opening at new yorks film forum on may 20th. Burma vj, anders ostergaards documentary about the anonymous cameramen. Reporting from a closed country by anders ostergaard. Assembled from footage shot surreptitiously on handycams, burma vj. Khin maung win one of the founders of the democratic voice of burma. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos and. This is burma vj reporting from a closed country by magic hour films on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the. Armed with small handycams the burma vjs keep on stop at nothing to make.
A band of renegade reporters capture the 2007 rebel uprisings against the burmese military government. Reporting from a closed country by director anders ostergaard from norway, where dvb is based, is their story. 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. Reporting from a closed country, shown last friday at an evening hosted by sarah brown, is as actionpacked, thrilling and suspenseful as anything at the multiplex, and vastly. 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 reporting from a closed country, winner of the joris ivens award in 2008, is almost exclusively compiled from dvb footage. An undercover reporter, joshua is never wholly visible in burma vj. Anders stergaards 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. 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. And ciaraph is joining us on the line from sacramento. Vj, we are deeply moved by the creativity and the courage of the dve members who brought these images of protest and repression to the world.
Feb 24, 2010 director anders ostergaards film burma vj. Reporting from a closed country, which is, as we mentioned, up for the oscar for best documentary feature, with us today from npr west in culver city, california. Documentary consisting mainly of guerrilla footage of the 2007 revolt against the burmese junta, shot by underground media collective the democratic voice of. 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. Reporting from a closed country 2009 full from nitroflare rapidgator uploaded turbobit extabit ryushare openload littlebyte zippyshare. Foreign news crews were banned, the internet was shut down, and burma was closed to the outside world.
Reporting from a closed country is being distributed by oscilloscope pictures. Reporting from a closed country provides a frightening glimpse into a repressive regime. 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. Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. To paraphrase george seldes, journalists still need to show the. Going beyond the occasional news clip from burma, the acclaimed filmmaker, anders ostergaard, brings us close to the video journalists who. It was a touching story of how the people stood up to oppression. Burmese prodemocracy leader aung san suu kyi freed after 15 of past 21 years in detention. The vj s in this film were the ones that smuggled footage to western news agencies. Reporting from a closed country tuesday, june 9, 2009 burma vj. Reporting from a closed country is at various london cinemas from sunday to tuesday as part of the human rights watch international film festival.
A look at burma s 2007 uprising, where 100,000 people peacefully protested the country s repressive regime, and were met with violent military force. Burma vj articulates a circular, daunting, and inevitable logic. Such is the case of the citizen reporters seen in burma vj. 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. Since a military coup in 1962, burma has been a closed country, virtually impenetrable, shrouded in mystery and silence. Reporting from a closed country watch movie 2009 burma vj.
Armed with small video cameras, a tenacious band of burmese reporters risk torture and life imprisonment to maintain the flow of news from the streets of rangoon. The democratic voice of burma, a collective of 30 anonymous and underground video journalists vjs recorded these historic and dramatic events. Burma vj full movie watch online, stream or download chili. The situation in burma now is pretty much the same as in 2007, says aye chan naing. 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. May 25, 2011 the situation in burma now is pretty much the same as in 2007, says aye chan naing. Burmese prodemocracy leader aung san suu kyi freed after 15. 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. It opens at the film forum on wednesday, may 20th, before expanding in the coming weeks and months.
Thousands of citizens of myanmar take to the streets in several cities to protest the asian nations repressive regime. 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. Wg film kamoli films magic hour films aps mediamente going beyond the occasional news clip from burma, burma vj brings us close to burmas video journalists who insist on keeping up the flow of news from their closed country despite risking torture and. Reporting from a closed country adfree on all your favorite devices. Reporting from a closed country streaming justwatch. If you choose watch now, the video will instantly stream to your computer and you may later stream it on. Told almost entirely in the language of handheld video. This is a documentary film which you should not miss if you are interested in journalistic work. Burma vjreporting from a closed country mountainfilm. Reporting from a closed country is a 2008 danish documentary film directed by anders ostergaard. Using smuggled footage, this documentary tells the story of the 2007 protests in burma by thousands of monks. Reporting from a closed country critics consensus a powerfully visceral docudrama highlighting the evils of censorship and the essential need for. Reporting from a closed country the globe and mail. He knows that within minutes, the authoritiesoften in the insidious form of plainclothes agents who swarm the.
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. Reporting from a closed country poster 1 goldposter. Offering a rare glimpse inside the country, burma vj uses footage shot largely by these undercover reporters to recount in riveting detail these dramatic events. Court rules in favour of mum who fled aus due to violent relationship radio new zealand. Burma vj reporting from a closed country singapore. Oscilloscope pictures this academy award nominated documentary shows a rare inside look into the 2007 uprising in myanmar through the cameras of the independent, underground citizen video journalist vj group, democratic. Visit the films official website to watch a trailer. The last major protests, led by students in 1988, were brutally repressed. These vjs, living under a militaristic government, risk their lives to get footage of the crimes against humanity in their countrythe killing of buddhist monks, the.
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. Burma vj reporting from a closed country singapore home. Aye chan is the executive director of the democratic voices of burma dvb, a collective of anonymous underground video journalists vjs who record events at great risk inside that troubled and largely closed country, smuggle the footage out and then broadcast it worldwide via satellite. Show your support by telling everyone about this amazing film that will soon be release in singapore. 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.
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. Its an absorbing tale of struggle that has more action than you could ever wish for, a huge. Vj the dvb is an organization of burmese underground videographers and reporters who try to document repression in their country, and smuggle it out of. Ultimately, the repressive government told hold of the situation, but not before this brief shining moment was shown to the world. Reporting from a closed country online vimeo on demand on vimeo. The paley center for media and human rights watch present this free screening and panel featuring burma vj, a 2009 academy award finalist for best feature length documentary. Reporting from a closed country documentary on directv. A brave band of burmese journalists risk their lives to expose the crimes of the repressive government that controls their country.
Reporting from a closed country online free full video. Burma vj demonstrates the potential of consumer technology to divert power to the people, but above all salutes the heroes who pressed record within eyeshot of the secret police. Kudos to oscilloscope laboratories for their decision to distribute this crucially important documentary, burma vj. It follows the saffron revolution against the mili. Burma vj reporting from a closed country 2008 tweet. The film is narrated by one of the vjs, codenamed joshua, who, early in the movement, is made by the burmese authorities. 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. Feb 22, 20 a rare and exceptional look into the 2007 uprising in burma where 100,000 people, including thousands of buddhist monks, peacefully took to the streets to protest the country s repressive regime. Reporting from a closed country streaming, download, vod, torrent, divx, megavideo, megaupload, rapishare of burma vj.
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