Burma VJ
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Anders østergaard
Fredrik Gertten
Martin Hennel
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Jan Krogsgaard
Lise Lense-moller
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
When, on September 2007, peaceful Buddhist monks led a massive uprising against Burma's military regime, Burma suddenly returned to the world stage. Foreign TV crews were banned from entering the country. "Joshua", a young video journalist of 27, and his crew worked undercover to counter the military regimes propaganda and keep the world informed about the state of affairs inside the closed country. It was their footage that kept the revolution alive on TV screens all over the world. Amidst marching monks, brutal police officers, and shooting military, they embark on their dangerous mission and work around the clock to keep the world informed. The regime quickly understands the power of the camera and the reporters are constantly chased by government intelligence agents who look at the media saboteurs as the biggest prey they can get. 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 and comes to its tragic end.
Director
Anders østergaard
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2009 Freedom Of Expression award by the National Board of Review (NBR).
Winner of the Golden Gate Award for Investigative Documentary Feature at the 2009 San Francisco International Film Festival.
Winner of the World Cinema Documentary Editing Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
Winner of two awards including the VPRO Joris Ivens Competition Award and the Movies that Matter Human Rights Award at the 2008 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States January 2009
Released in United States March 2009
Released in United States May 29, 2009
Released in United States November 2008
Released in United States September 2009
Released in United States Spring May 20, 2009
Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Special Presentations) April 30-May 10, 2009.
Shown at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) November 20-30, 2008.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Feature Documentary Competition) April 23-May 7, 2009.
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Special Screenings) March 13-21, 2009.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Word Cinema Documentary Competition) January 15-25, 2009.
Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival (Feature Documentary) September 23-27, 2009.
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Special Presentations) April 30-May 10, 2009.)
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Feature Documentary Competition) April 23-May 7, 2009.)
Released in United States January 2009 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Word Cinema Documentary Competition) January 15-25, 2009.)
Released in United States March 2009 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Special Screenings) March 13-21, 2009.)
Released in United States Spring May 20, 2009 (NY)
Released in United States May 29, 2009 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States September 2009 (Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival (Feature Documentary) September 23-27, 2009.)
Released in United States November 2008 (Shown at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) November 20-30, 2008.)
