Crossing Midnight

General Information

Author/Creator
Snyder, Kim A., director.
Subtitles
English
Published
United States : BeCause Productions, 2008.
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (29 min.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00003584

Contents/Summary

Summary
Set on the border between Thailand and Eastern Burma, “Crossing Midnight” tells the story of a remarkable community of refugees from Burma working against incredible odds to help their own. Today, one million internally displaced persons live in the jungles of Eastern Burma in the midst of on-going armed conflict. There, they live on the run, risking injury and death to forage for food to sustain their families. Over two million more have fled to the border of neighboring Thailand after enduring decades of oppression by a brutal military dictatorship. During the violent crackdown on the 1988 student uprising, Dr. Cynthia Maung and a group of fellow students fled to the border of Thailand where with virtually nothing in hand, they created the Mae Tao Clinic in a one-room barn. Over twenty years later, in the midst of an unparalleled healthcare crisis, the clinic has grown into a community of over 500 healthcare workers, a school for refugee children and a dedicated group of cross-border backpack medics who travel at great risk through the jungles of Eastern Burma to treat those living on the run.

Subjects

Genre
Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Note
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
DVD-ROMOSA Film LibraryFL Record 1923Available--
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 1923
(HU_OSA_00003584.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format