The Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) consists of a group of about 30 Burmese reporters who secretly film the abuses in their country. These are the images that could be seen across the globe when a revolution was about to erupt in the late summer of 2007. Led by Buddhist monks, more than 100,000 people took to the streets to march peacefully against the military dictatorship that has held the country in an iron grip for 40 years now. Burma VJ is almost exclusively compiled from footage shot by DVB reporters.
Production Magic Hour Films
AUDIO: Burmese, English
SUBTITLE: Romanian
awards and festivals
2008 – Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival - Joris Ivens Award 2008 – Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival - Movies That Matter Award 2009 – Sundance Film Festival - World Cinema Documentary Film Editing Award