Documentaries

BURMA VJ - REPORTER I ET LUKKET LAND

BURMA VJ - REPORTING FROM A CLOSED COUNTRY
Anders Høgsbro Østergaard
DK, Burma 2008
85 min
V'09

Joshua, age 27 and one of the undercover VJs, is suddenly thrown into the role as tactical leader of his group of reporters, when Buddhist monks in September 2007 lead a massive uprising. Foreign TV crews are banned from entering the country, so it is left to Joshua and his crew to document the events and establish a lifeline to the surrounding world. It is their footage that keeps the revolution alive on TV screens all over. As government intelligence agents understand the power of the camera, the VJs soon become their prime target. During the turbulent days of September, Joshua finds himself on an emotional rollercoaster between hope and despair, as he frantically tries to keep track of his reporters in the streets while the great uprising unfolds. With Joshua as the psychological lens, the Burmese condition is made tangible to a global audience.

Credits
  • Anders Høgsbro Østergaard
  • Jan Krogsgaard
  • Simon Plum
  • diverse Video-Journalisten aus Burma
  • Martin Hennel
  • Janus Billeskov Jansen
  • Thomas Papapetros
  • Conny Malmqvist
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