Burma Vj
- Synopsis
- A remarkable documentary that tells the story of the Burmese photojournalists who secretly videotaped events during the Buddhist monks’ September 2007 uprising against the military regime, and who risk possible torture and a prison sentence in order to allow their smuggled footage to be seen.
- Language
- English (English/Burmese with English subvtitles)
- Country
- Denmark
- Year of release
- 2010
- Year of production
- 2008
- Subjects
- Media studies; Politics & government
- Keywords
- Buddhism; Burma; news reporting; photojournalism; political events; video journalism
Credits
- Director
- Anders Ostergaard
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £9.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 84 minutes
- Year
- 2010
Distributor
- Name
Dogwoof Pictures
- oli@dogwoofpictures.com
- Web
- http://www.dogwoof.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7395 1217
- Fax
- 020 7900 3270
- Address
- 2nd Floor, 1A Neal’s Yard
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9DP - Notes
- Dogwoof is an independent distributor specialising in quality films from around the world that raise awareness, trigger change, and get people involved. The main focus is socially conscious films including THE AGE OF STUPID, THE END OF THE LINE, BURMA VJ and BLACK GOLD. Sale on DVD. In Autumn 2011 Dogwoof launched Popup Cinema (http://popupcinema.net/) to allow non-theatric screenings of their just-released and classic titles.
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