Burma VJ: Reporting From A Closed Country

There are currently 200,000 Burmese refugees seeking asylum in other countries. But why do they continue to flee from their countries?

In 2007, Buddhist monks in Myanmar poured onto the streets in protest. However, due to a clampdown on the media, the world knew little about this incident. A group of volunteers risked their lives to capture the protests by the monks and civilians, and smuggled these video clips overseas to the international media who in turn broadcast the video clips backs into Myanmar. The film offers a unique insight into high-risk journalism and dissidence in a police state, while at the same time providing a thorough documentation of the historical and dramatic days of September 2007.