Filmed in 2009 and released in May 2011, Altered Focus is a short film about three skateboarders going to Burma. Not surprisingly, people’s attention in Rangoon and Mandalay is captured by this unseen activity.
Of course, …

Tags: documentary • film • responsible travel • skateboard • traveling

Today I was pointed to a French website with much interesting material about Burma.
One item caught my attention first (since my knowledge of French is shamefully underdeveloped): A graphical animation of the political landscape in …

Tags: animation • documentary • mainstream media • NGO • NLD • third forces

16 days of truth. Trailer of a documentary about the truth behind the golden smiles in Burma. Visit www.rowe.at/burma

Tags: documentary • human rights • traveling

“Tristan Mendes France and Gaël Bordier went to Burma, where they clandestinely shot their documentary.
They brought back a totally original film, an exclusive document, which tells the everyday life of the Burmese, the …

Tags: documentary • film • regime • traveling

This Prison Where I Live is a feature length documentary about two comedians.
Maung Thura, better known as Zarganar, is Burma’s greatest living comic. Relentlessly victimised by the Burmese military junta, he is now in prison. …

Tags: documentary • Michael Mittermeier • Zarganar