Burma in Pieces
General Information
- Author/Creator
- Sharma, Arun, director.
- Language
- English.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- Denmark : Sisyphuz Film Production, 2010.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (45 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00004307
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- Shot illegally and often covertly in Burma and Thailand over 2 years, “Burma in Pieces” is a poetic sound and visual metaphor of life under a military dictatorship, pieced together from 150 hours of original material, interviews and archive footage. Filmed on bustling city streets and in remote mountain villages, in trains and markets, guerrilla resistance compounds in the landmine infested Burmese jungle, refugee camps on the Thai border, Buddhist temples, schools and kick boxing tournaments, the film offers intimate and unique observations of life in Burma under the shadow of the military dictatorship that controls it. For decades, the horrific human rights violations and political oppression in Burma has gone untold and unnoticed by the world, and while this situation has changed in recent years, Burma is still a closed society and its people remain distant statistics in a world desensitized by the horrors of conflict. The film therefore attempts to offer a detailed, nuanced human perspective of the nature of fear and oppression by bringing the audience into the lives, homes and environments of the Burmese people, thus experiencing their warmth, struggle and sacrifice.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Note
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
- Duration: 00:45:00
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 2702 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 2702 (HU_OSA_00004307.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |