DVD
Burma VJ. Reporting from a closed country
Record details
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Physical Description:
videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (ca. 89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher: [United States] : Oscilloscope Laboratories : Kinosmith Inc., c2010.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from container. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Simon Plum ; editors, Janus Billeskov Jansen, Thomas Papapetros ; music, Conny C.A. Malmqvist. |
| Target Audience Note: | E. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 2.0. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For private home use only. |
| Language Note: | Audio tracks in English and Burmese with English subtitles. |
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| Subject: | Investigative reporting -- Burma Video journalism -- Burma Documentary films DVD-Video discs Burma -- Politics and government -- 1988- |
| Topic Heading: | DVD-videodiscs, |
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Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creston Public Library | DVD 959.1053 BUR (Text) | 35140000890163 | Non-fiction Videos | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Fernie Heritage Library | FILM DVD 959.1053 BUR (Text) | 35136000235524 | DVDs - Adult Non Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Valemount Public Library | dvd education (Text) | 35194014198469 | DVD | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
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. Armed with small handycams the Burma VJs (video journalists) stop at nothing to make their reportages from the streets of Rangoon. Their material is smuggled out of the country and broadcast back into Burma via satellite and offered as free usage for international media. The whole world has witnessed single event clips made by the VJs, but for the very first time, their individual images have been carefully put together and at once, they tell a much bigger story. The film offers a unique insight into high-risk 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, when the Buddhist monks and others started marching in peaceful protest but the military turned their guns on them.
