IDFA 2008
Burma VJ - Reporting from a Closed Country
Anders Ostergaard
Denmark, Sweden, England, Norway
2008
90 min
International Premiere
IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary
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. Their material is smuggled out of Burma and broadcast back via satellite. ”Joshua”, age 27, becomes tactical leader of a group of reporters, as Buddhist monks in September 2007 lead a massive uprising. Foreign TV crews are banned from the country, so it’s left to Joshua and his crew to keep the revolution alive on TV screens all over. As government intelligence understands the power of the camera, the VJs become their prime target.
Credits
Co-production
WG Film AB,
Mediamente AS,
Kamoli Films
WG Film AB,
Mediamente AS,
Kamoli Films
Narration
Involved TV Channel
DR Dokumentar,
SVT,
NRK,
Channel 4
DR Dokumentar,
SVT,
NRK,
Channel 4
World Sales
First Hand Films
First Hand Films
Screening copy
Magic Hour Films
Magic Hour Films