Barefoot Student Army

Call Number
350-2-1:216/1

General information

Call No.:
350-2-1:216/1
Part of series
HU OSA 350-2-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Asia: Burma
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #216 / No. 1
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00010367
Date of production
1996
Date
1996
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Duration
56 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Documentary film
Contents Summary
Barefoot Student Army was made by two young Melbourne filmmakers, Lyndal and Sophie Barry, who spent a year living among the students and recording their struggle. The documentary incorporates their own footage as well as newsreels to explain the background to the 1988 protests and tell the stories of some of the students. It also documents the struggle of the Karen people, who have been waging armed struggle against the Burmese government for 40 years.

Context

Associated Names
Barry, Lyndal (Producer)
Barry, Sophie (Producer)
Open Channel (Producer)