Eyes of the Storm
Aug 19th, 2009
Everyone!!!
Major US television—Channel Thirteen’s–Wide Angle is airing a documentary called Eyes of the Storm filmed in the midst of Nargis destruction. Tragic and powerful it reveals the real Burma behind the Bamboo curtain– away from Naypyidaw that Senetor Webb saw. These are the real Burmese people Aung San Suu Kyi is fighting for. Please watch this and spread the news. Lets hear what you think about this film..
Eyes of the Storm premieres this week on WIDE ANGLE
Broadcast date and time varies. Check your local listings
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On the heels of Burma’s release of an American prisoner and extension of the house arrest of pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, WIDE ANGLE tells the story of orphans left to fend for themselves in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis.
On May 2, 2008, Cyclone Nargis made landfall on Burma’s southern coast as a Category 4 storm. Winds of 130 miles per hour raged all night, and storm surge drowned much of the Irrawaddy Delta in over 12 feet of water. Whole villages vanished, at least 130,000 people died, and two million were left homeless, making this storm the worst natural disaster in Burma’s history. Among the survivors were thousands of children orphaned or separated from their parents.
Eyes of the Storm
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F5327%2F> follows several orphaned children as they struggle to rebuild their shattered lives after Cyclone Nargis. Among others we meet
10-year-old Ye Pyint who is now a surrogate father to his younger brother and sister; they live in a makeshift hut in what remains of their village. We follow Min, the 16-year-old who is the sole survivor
from his family and is now trying to live as a monk in a Buddhist monastery miles away from his devastated home.
Through the eyes of the Burmese filmmaking team who shot undercover for over 10 months in defiance of the ruling junta’s media blackout, WIDE ANGLE provides a rare window into one of the world’s most secretive countries. The hour-long documentary also features American and British
journalists who have reported from Burma and speak of its history and the hopes and fears for its future.
Each episode of WIDE ANGLE is accompanied by multimedia features
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on/5327/> including web-exclusive video, slideshows, and filmmaker
notes.
Imprisoned Aid Workers:
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s.org%2Fwnet%2Fwideangle%2Fepisodes%2Feyes-of-the-storm%2Fimprisoned-aid
-workers-slideshow%2F5400%2F> This audio slideshow tells the story of
21 Burmese volunteers who were imprisoned after providing assistance to
survivors of Cyclone Nargis.
Turning Points in Burma’s Troubled History:
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s.org%2Fwnet%2Fwideangle%2Fepisodes%2Feyes-of-the-storm%2Fturning-points
-in-burmese-history%2F5363%2F> Learn about the major turning points in Burma’s history of colonization, military coups, and popular uprisings and watch rare video footage from the Democratic Voice of Burma.
Aaron Brown Interviews Neil MacFarquhar:
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n-and-neil-macfarquhar-discuss-aung-san-suu-kyi%2F5389%2F> New York
Times reporter Neil MacFarquhar recently visited Burma. In this video,
he talks with WIDE ANGLE host Aaron Brown about pro-democracy leader
Aung San Sui Kyi.