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- A vengeful father escapes from hell and chases after the men who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter.
- Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
- A conscience-driven Japanese soldier traumatized by the events of WWII adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk.
- During WW2, the American OSS mounts covert operations with the native Kachin against the Japanese army in the jungles of Burma.
- The misadventures of a ragtag group of elderly Home Guard local defense volunteers at the onset of WW2.
- The film, which is about the last five years of the Indian leader Subhas Chandra's life, also includes his life's story in flashback sequences.
- Two desperately ill women find solace in each other's company. They journey towards the fabled "sea of clouds" before dying, not knowing destiny has a twist in this eternal puzzle called life.
- Amrit's generosity and kindness initially lands him in the bad books of a dancer; then in prison; and then as false son-in-law of a very wealthy man.
- Saravanan comes to Singapore for a job but lands in trouble lose his passport and are on the run. Desperate to get back home, he accepts the job of taking a girl to India in return for a hefty sum.
- A view of the religious tensions between Muslims and Buddhist through the portrait of the Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu, leader of anti-Muslim movement in Myanmar.
- An educated chemical engineer becomes an undercover officer against drug dealers.
- In the unforgiving and strife-ridden jungles of Myanmar, young leaders Luther and Johnny Htoo endeavor to forge a makeshift family from a group of orphaned children. As ethnic Karen themselves, they stand as symbols of defiance against oppression. Under the banner of "God's Army," these child leaders, alongside a hardened band of soldiers comprising children and young men molded by the enduring civil conflict, are believed to possess mystical protection against bullets. In their remarkable youth, they hold the distinction of being the world's youngest military commanders.
- During the politically unstable time, a young girl tries to escape Yangon by relying on her friend. However, things may not work out the way she planned.
- Sameer and Sheena's marriage was fixed when they were children, but now she has decided to marry him only on the condition that he will abduct her and take her to Mumbai.
- A general who sacrificed for secret historic bag on the night of November 1885 while Myanmar last federalist King Thibaw was exiled.Geroge J.Harlam an Anglo-Indian from England called George J Harlam who is interested in Myanmar ancient cultural heritages.George's adopted obedience son, Elvis.Htet Paing, who spent more than a decade of his life time in Europe becomes an accused criminal at one of the attorney offices on Pansodan St at Yangon.The daughter Saung Nanda who heritages the love and interest in ancient histories, abilities of discovering and collecting at ancient artifacts from her father.The girl who got the greatly power to be able to find historical treasure from her father as inheritances. Her name is Saung Nandar.
- Yangon, 1998. The film takes place on one evening at the government housing apartment by the railroad where a boy and his mother waiting for the return of the father, a civil servant, to move out another town at Upper Burma. The boy realises the unusual bond between him and his mother regards the young helpful man-next-door.
- What would drive a man to devote his life to a sport that no one else plays? At least nowhere outside Myanmar, one of the most inaccessible and mysterious countries in Asia. Mystic Ball follows Greg Hamilton, the filmmaker, deep into the culture of chinlone, Myanmar's traditional sport. But chinlone is more than just a sport, it is also a kind of dance and a meditation. Though it is very much a team sport, there is no competition, no winners and no losers. The game is astoundingly difficult, yet is played by almost all Burmese, from young children to people in their eighties. With single minded devotion, Greg pursues his dream of becoming a real chinlone player. After many years of playing alone, he arrives in Myanmar where at first his awkward attempts are met with laughter. But eventually he becomes the first foreigner to play at the highest level of the game. In this story of self discovery and struggle, Greg finds a sense of oneness and even family, and the Burmese players who embrace him find an ambassador for their unknown art. Eight years in the making, Mystic Ball will engage you in a beautiful story about the happiness and fulfillment that comes from following one's passion.
- An examination of biculturalism wrapped in an extraordinary personal odyssey.
- A musical, visual journey. Recorded and filmed on location, it resurrects ancient and forgotten folk music from Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Maldives, India and Myanmar. The experience is brought to life for a contemporary audience through a minimalist orchestration of modern electronic waves and flows, thereby preserving the integrity of the music. The musicians come primarily from the coastal communities, towns and villages practically wiped of the world map by the Tsunami of December 26, 2004. It's beauty lies in it's purity and simplicity, a non-judgmental point of view. For the international team who came together, Laya Project is a personal and collective tribute to the resilience of the human spirit.
- What do the Shroud of Turin, Elvis's Graceland, and a flag flown barely a moment over the U.S. Capitol have in common. Mana - that sacred, spiritual power thought to reside in a person, place or thing. Belief is not just religion, say filmmakers Friedman and Manley. It drives the stock market; it determines how we encapsulate history and our personal memories. It underlies racism and war... A trip around the amazing world of power objects, from the sacred to the absurd.
- Shot clandestinely over a two year period, this film provides a rare look into the second most isolated country on the planet held in a stasis by a brutal military regime for almost a half century. From over 100 interviews of people across Burma, including the recently released Aung San Suu Kyi, interwoven with stunning footage of Burmese life this documentary is truly unique.
- Documentary about the construction of the Stilwell Road - originally called The Ledo Road - a 478-mile passage from Assam, India, to Ledo, Burma, during World War II.
- In some scenes we are taken through an oriental market place congested here and there in the flurry of business activities while on either side of the streets, Burma flower girls line the way, peddling their goods and bargaining with the shrewdness of a prosperous merchant. Turning from here to the lumber region we see the tremendous strength of the elephant (a beast of burden) applying its bulk and brawn in moving such timber as would require mechanical force in a modern country.
- Two former photojournalists bring a large format camera to South-East Asia to portray Asian elephants living in captivity and to record their biographies.
- Inside Burma's war zones with relief workers aiding oppressed villagers.
- A young reporter goes in search of one of the most mysterious armies in the world, the K.M.T. (also known as the Kuomintang), composed of Chinese nationalists who left their homeland after the communist victory, and who, since 1950, have been living in Burma. In their host country, they deal in opium and heroine while playing a political role and outside some of them engage in espionage in Red China and in counter-guerrilla operations in Thailand.
- Does each gesture really make a difference? Can music and dance be weapons of peace? In 2003, on the eve of the Iraq war, director Iara Lee embarked on a journey to better understand a world increasingly embroiled in conflict and, as she saw it, heading for self-destruction.
- A boy searches for his missing father, who fell into a ravine while hunting for a rare Burmese butterfly. To do this, he must seek out the ethnic Rawan guide who was helping his father.
- Burmese Dreaming has been described as a documentary poem which, through the dreams and day-dreams of a refugee girl on the Thailand-Burma border, presents a simple yet compelling insight into life in Burma.
- Reef Life of the Andaman is an in-depth study of the marine life of Thailand and Burma (Myanmar), filmed over more than 1000 dives beneath the Andaman Sea at the Similan Islands, Phuket, the Phi Phi Islands, Hin Daeng/Hin Muang, the Mergui Archipelago and the Burma Banks.
- While all that glitters is not gold, Burmas tourism industry is booming. The generals of a brutal dictatorship who are holding the country in thrall are pleased by this fact. In the course of a fictitious all-inclusive trip the country is examined from all possible and impossible perspectives in a look behind its exotic facade.
- The Longest War is a feature length documentary film about the world's longest running unresolved war, the Karen insurgency in Burma. The film takes the viewer deep into the jungles of Burma, behind enemy lines, where guerrillas of the KNLA, or Karen National Liberation Army fight and struggle to survive against one of the most brutal military regimes on the planet.
- When Kyaw Moe Naing meets a girl who looks like his fiancee who died 20 years ago, he attempts to unveil the mystery. He then gets ever deeper into a swamp of confusion. The answer he finds, is darker than he ever could imagine.
- BURMA: REFLECTIONS ON A HIDDEN LAND traces the journey of two American filmmakers through a troubled land. It is not just a journey to new places, but an attempt to look below surface appearances and understand how the Burmese people live and find hope in the most terrible of circumstances.
- The Shwe Dagon (pronounced "Shway Dagon'') Pagoda, is the most venerable, the finest, and the most universally visited of all places of worship in Indo-China. It is the only Pagoda which is credited with containing actual relics, not only of Caudama, but of the three Bhuddas who preceded him. It attracts countless pilgrims, not only from all parts of Burma, but from Siam, China, Korea, and Ceylon. The panorama is taken from the platform, which is 900 feet long by 685 feet wide. Here are hundreds of images of Buddha, large and small, sitting, standing and reclining, white and black, some of alabaster, others of clay, or of wood. Interspersed among these are multitudes of bells of all sizes. These the worshiper strikes as he passes with the deer's antlers that lie beside them, to call attention to his acts of piety. The platform is never deserted, night or day, and constitutes one of the most interesting sights in the world. The central Pagoda rises to a height of 375 feet, a little higher than St. Paul's Cathedral.
- The remarkable true story of refugee children who defy a regime with the help of a video camera. Burma is a death zone, battered by silent genocide and the longest civil war in history. Armed with a video camera, refugee students from Burma produce movies that become portals into the triumph and tragedy of their Karen people. Filmed over two years with original photography deep inside Thailand and Burma, this intimate journey examines war and hope through the eyes of children. This is their story...their words. And their dream for a better world.
- After over 2000 years the Karen civilization has been driven into small jungle hiding sites by the Burmese Army.
- Voice Over The Bridge follows the lives of vocalists Khing Zin Shwe and Shwe Shwe Khaing and their music, in a documentary of an unexplored and magical Myanmar. The Great Songs (Maha Gita) praising the King were first heard in the ancient 13th century kingdoms of Myanmar. Centuries later, Khing Zin Shwe and Shwe Shwe Khaing sing the Great Songs from an ancient past, in a music collaboration with contemporary western musicians.
- After a summer working in a fish factory and sleeping in a car in Homer Alaska, traveler and filmmaker Tyler Ludowitz took a one way flight to India with nothing but a backpack, a super 8 camera and as little as two hours worth of film. Working with limited celluloid, Ludowitz had to be exceedingly selective with what he shot, sometimes going weeks without rolling the shutter. Quiet Place in the Universe documents his travels as he made his way through Thailand, China, and eventually back to the United States. The film he returned with is intensely brutal, wholly raw, and at times unexpectedly beautiful. Quiet Place sets itself apart by invoking a cinematic experience that is truly D.I.Y. to the fullest extreme.