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HU OSA 350-2-1 Fonds 350: Records of the International Monitor Institute Subfonds 2: Asia Series 1: Burma
- Burma Diary (documentary film)
An overview of Burma's struggle for democracy and the human rights abuses committed by the Junta. Interviews with refugees, deserters and soldiers from the student army and an exiled student named Htin Aung.
Director: Jeanne Hallacy; Producer: Bay Area Video Coalition United States/English language/Subtitles: English; 1997, Beta SP 55 min- 40 Million Hostages (documentary film)
Report on the struggle for democracy in Burma. Tape features footage of demonstrations; scenes from the All Burma Student Democratic Front (ABSDF) training camp; interviews with Burmese refugees in Thailand who give accounts of torture, detainment, forced labor, forced portage and arbitrary killings. The tape also features interviews with Aung San Suu Kyi, Ohn Gyaw (Foreign Affairs Ministry), and Karen refugees.
Producer: BBC United Kingdom/Burmese language/Subtitles: English; 1989, Beta SP 46 min- Interviews with Aung San Suu Kyi (interview)
Interviews: August, 1997, Aung San Suu Kyi discussed various economic and political issues happening in Burma. She expressed NLD's readiness for comprehensive dialogue with the government. Although Suu Kyi's movement was restricted and her speeches were not reaching the public, people could get the updates through Radio Free Asia, BBC, VOA or the Democratic Voice of Burma; November, 1996, Aung San Suu Kyi discussed human rights especially politcal rights and children's rights in Burma. (Iinterview continued on 350-2-1:4)
Producer: Images Asia Thailand/English language; Aug-1997, Beta SP 40 min- Interview with NLD leaders & Aung San Suu Kyi (interview)
Interview continued with NLD leaders and prominent pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party the National League for Democracy, won a landslide victory in 1990 in Burma's first multi-party elections for 30 years, but has never been allowed to govern.
Producer: Images Asia Thailand/English language; Nov-1996, Beta SP 31 min- Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi (interview)
Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi, on the international economic sanctions imposed on the Burmese Military Government.
Producer: Images Asia Thailand/English language; Nov-1996, Beta SP 31 min- Press Conference Inside the Temporary Congress Hall Prior to Aborted NLD National Congress (interview)
Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi, 1996. Press conference: May 1996, Suu Kyi announced that 195 elected representatives, 10 ordinary members and 12 from the youth wings had been arrested by SLORC in an attempt to obstruct the NLD congress.
Producer: AsiaWorks Thailand/English language; 2-Oct-1996, Beta SP 31 min- Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi (interview)
Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi continued.
Producer: Image Asia/AsiaWorks Thailand/English language; 2-Oct-1996, Beta SP 31 min- Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi (interview)
ABC interview with Aung San Suu Kyi. Suu Kyi speech at her residence.
Producer: AsiaWorks Thailand/English language, Burmese; Jul-1995, Beta SP 28 min- Edited Story Packages on Burma (newsreels)
The tape contains nine short news briefs on Burma's situation. (CTV News, Base News Features)
Producer: AsiaWorks/ABC Thailand/English language; Jul-1995, Beta SP 30 min- Edited Story Packages on Burma (newsreels)
Short news briefs on Burma's situation. (CTV News, Base News Features)
Producer: Asia Works Thailand/English language; 1995, Beta SP 22 min- Aung San Suu Kyi's Plea for Karen Refugees (amateur footage)
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi 's plea to the world on behalf of Karen Refugees.
Producer: AsiaWorks/Heather Kally for ABC Thailand/English language, Beta SP 3 min- Human Rights Abuses, Newspaper Headlines, Images of Torture (amateur footage)
A collection of images showing human rights abuses in Burma and various news clippings on Burma.
Producer: Heather Kelly Thailand/(silent) language, Beta SP 60 min- SLORC's Rise to Power in Burma (television program)
SLORC's justification for holding power and denial of the massacres in 1988.
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/English language, Beta SP 68 min
poor image quality- Reports on Burma (documentary film)
Tape contains a one minute news brief (recorded 3 times, the rest is Balkan war related footage).
Producer: ABC/Marc Laban Thailand/English language; 1997, Beta SP 32 min- Report on Burma (newsreels)
Edited news reports on human rights violations in Burma by Jeannie Graham 1997. The tape contains interviews as well as footage on the Hey Kalot refugee camp, and Karen refugee protests.
Producer: Heather Kelly, Marc Laban, Asia Business News Australia/English language; 1997, Beta SP 32 min- Weekend Speeches of Aung San Suu Kyi (political speech)
Aung San Suu Kyi's speech during her house arrest for those gathered in front her house (1995 and May 1996).
Producer: NLD Information Burma/Burmese language; 1995, Beta SP 31 min- Weekend Speeches of Aung San Suu Kyi (political speech)
Aung San Suu Kyi's speech during her house arrest. (1995 and 1996)
Producer: NLD Information Burma/Burmese language; 1995, Beta SP 30 min- NLD Press Conference (press conference)
Aung San Suu Kyi & U Aung Shwe, NLD press release of November 22, 1995; Press Conference at NLD Headquarters, Rangoon.
Producer: Asia Works Burma/English language; 22-Nov-1995, Beta SP 31 min
The first 6 minutes of the tape contains a UN spot on detention and refugees.- NLD Meeting (press conference)
Tape contains images of the USDA (Union of Solidarity and Development Association) headquarters - the youth branch of the SLORC - , as well as recording of the first series of NLD meetings calling for democracy in Burma.
Producer: Asia Works Thailand/English language; 26-May-1996, Beta SP 32 min- Suu Kyi Speeches at NLD Congress (interview)
NLD press release. Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi.
Producer: Asia Works, Images Asia Thailand/English language, Burmese; 1996, Beta SP 30 min
Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi (interview)
Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi; images of a formal press conference of the "Tour Myanmar 96" opening ceremony; brief appearance of Aung San Suu Kyi and U Tin Oo in public; opening ceremony of "Tour Myanmar 1996," Nov. 11, 1996; weekend gathering at Aung San Suu Kyi's gate.
Producer: Asia Works Thailand/English language; 1996, Beta SP 29 min- Reports from 1997 (television program)
TV Myanmar: national news; interview with Information Minister Col. Kyaw Thein by Evan Williams; interview with Lt. Col. Hla Min, Deputy Chief of Dept of International Affairs, Office of Strategic Studies by Heather Kelly; TV Myanmar International Day of Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Ceremony on June 26, 1997
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/English language, Burmese; 1997, Beta SP 81 min- Daw Suu Kyi's Speech at an NGO Forum on Women (political speech)
Opening keynote address by Aung Daw Suu Kyi at the opening ceremony of The NGO Forum on Women held in Bejing.
Producer: Images Asia Burma/English language; 31-Aug-1995, Beta SP 17 min
poor image quality- Karen Refugee Interviews (interview)
Interview with Karen woman who talks about fleeing to Thailand; All Burma Student Democratic Front (ABSDF) camp, the graduating ceremony of 26th Batch; interview with unidentified man about the Ye Tavoy project and forced labor; interview with a Karen village chief talking about his involvement with the SLROC.
Producer: Images Asia, Earth Right International Burma; 1995, Beta SP 45 min- Beyond Rangoon (fiction film)
Director John Boorman's film, inspired by the crackdown of the Burmese military during the late 1980s, stars Patricia Arquette as Laura Bowman, an American doctor. After the violent death of her husband and child, Laura joins her sister, Andy (Frances McDormand), on a tour of Southeast Asia, hoping that a trip might be therapeutic. While the sisters are in Burma, the demonstrations of political dissidents become violent, and although her sister is able to depart, Laura must stay behind, having lost her passport. After seeking help at the American embassy, she encounters a former college professor, now a dissident supporter, who asks her to help him in eluding the police, an action that she knows will place her in jeopardy.
Director: John Boorman; Producer: Hollywood fiction by Castle Rock Entertainment United States/English language; 1995, Beta SP 100 min- Weekly News Round Up (television program)
The tape contains various news reports. SLORC Chairman Than Shwe, Secretary I Khin Nyunt, Tin Oo, Deputy PM Maung Maung Khin and Deputy MP Tin Tun's activities, October - November 1995; Than Shwe's visit to Sin Thay dam construction site; Ba Htoo, the Military city construction sites; Pin Da Ya Cave Zedi; He Hoe airport construction site; Opening ceremony of English course offered by cooperative colleges; Nga Moe Yeik reservoir construction site; Khun Nyunt at Rangoon University's preparation for the celebration of Diamond Jubilee; the 20th National Health Summit; the Independence day celebration committee;the Burma Red Cross graduation; Deputy MP Maung Maung Khin meets Thai Delegates and British ambassador; Deputy PM Tin Tun meets British ambassador.
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/Burmese language; 1995, Beta SP 80 min- A Refugee and Me (documentary film)
The life of a Karen refugee from Burma, Tway Thongdee, as seen through the eyes of his American friend, Kevin. From the monasteries of Bangkok, to the refugee camps along the Thailand-Burma border, their unique friendship takes you on a journey into the tragic yet inspiring world of the Karen refugees.
Director: Kevin Leadingham; Producer: Kevin /Personal Production United States/English language/Subtitles: English; 1996, Beta SP 57 min- Suu Kyi's Message to NDI (interview)
Acknowledgement from Aung San Suu Kyi on receipt of the W. Evert Hurriman Award; Scenes from Burma, narrated by Aung San Suu Kyi.
Producer: National Democratic Institute Burma/English language; 1996, Beta SP 20 min
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Faces of Burma (report)
Edited report on Burma. Images of life in Burma under the military regime.
Producer: Image Asia/AsiaWorks Thailand/(No dialogue) language; 1996, Beta SP 26 min
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Facing the Fire (report)
Edited report by Borderline Video. A film report on the effects of the 1997 dry-season offensives in Karen state, Burma and the renewed refugee problems on the Thai and Burmese border.
Producer: Images Asia, Lyndall Bar; Copyright holder: Images Asia Burma/English language; 1999, Beta SP 21 min
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Life aftre Landmines: Survivor Stories (report)
Edited report on the survival and daily struggle of landmine victims of the Burmese civil war.
Producer: Borderline Videos Thailand/English language; 1999, Beta SP 20 min
[id: BU41]- Burma - Dying for Democracy (report)
Channel 4 report on Burma. Shot on location in the Golden Triangle area of Burma with the Mon, Kachin and Karen insurgency groups, this film reveals a land in a state of crisis and a scale of human rights abuses far larger than previously reported.
Director: Christopher Mould; Producer: Channel 4, Christopher Mould United Kingdom/English language, Burmese/Subtitles: English; 1994, Beta SP 40 min- Man Alive: The Prisoner (documentary film)
Portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi, the courageous politician in house arrest tirelessly campaigning to bring democracy to Burma.
Producer: ABC United States/English language; 1995, adásnap: 12-Jan-1995, Beta SP 22 min
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Burma at the Crossroads (political speech)
Aung San Suu Kyi 's address to the International Forum on Burma "Burma at the Crossroads", New York on her house arrest, Burma's economic and social situation.
Producer: Southeast Asia Information Network; Copyright holder: SAIN Burma/English language; 24-Oct-1996, Beta SP 10 min
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Demonstrations in Rangoon (raw footage)
Raw footage of demonstrations in Rangoon.
Producer: Ed Thomas United States/Burmese language, Beta SP 18 min
[id: BU39]- No Childhood At All (documentary film)
Report on Burmese children and how they have suffered physically, mentally and emotionally under Burma's military regime. They have been denied basic services and education, and were forced to work for the military regime and/or join the army; Footage of children breaking rocks, building tourist sites, carrying huge bags from boats to land, working at construction sites, irrigation schemes, road building, and mixing toxic chemicals. Footage of children training at various military camps, including the Tiger Camp under drug war lord Kun Sa. Testimonies of former child soldiers. Also includes footage of student demonstrations on December 6, 1996, at Hledan Intersection, Rangoon.
Producer: Images Asia Thailand/English language/Subtitles: English, Burmese; 1997, Beta SP 25 min
sporadically poor image quality- NLD: The 48th Independence Day Celebration (amateur footage)
Scenes of political gathering with concerts and enactments of the Burmese liberation movement. Aung San Suu Kyi is among the audience.
Producer: National League for Democracy Information Burma/Burmese language; 4-Jan-1996, Beta SP 61 min- NLD: The 48th Independence Day Celebration, (continued) (amateur footage)
Recording of the 1996 NLD celebrations.
Producer: National League for Democracy Information Burma/Burmese language; 4-Jan-1996, Beta SP 54 min
poor image quality- NLD: The 48th Independence Day Celebration, (continued) (amateur footage)
Recording of the 1996 NLD celebrations.
Producer: National League for Democracy Information Burma/Burmese language; 4-Jan-1996, Beta SP 45 min- Weekend Speeches of Aung San Su Kyi (amateur footage)
Speech of NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi during her house arrest to the people gathered in front of the compound (September 10, 16, 17, 1995). Sept 10, persent: U Tin Oo and U Kyi Maung; Sept 16, Suu Kyi talked about freedom of speech, Burmese workers in foreign lands, and the importance of education and technical know how; Sept 17, 1995, present: Aung San Suu Kyi & U Tin Oo; they spoke about the economic situation and the judicial system in a democracy.
Producer: NLD Information Burma/Burmese language; 16-Sep-1995, Beta SP 63 min
poor image quality- Weekend Speeches of Aung San Su Kyi (amateur footage)
Speech of NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi during her house arrest to the people gathered in front of the compound.
Producer: NLD Information Burma/Burmese language; 1-Oct-1995, Beta SP 62 min- NLD: Weekend Speeches of Aung San Su Kyi (amateur footage)
Speech of NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi during her house arrest to the people gathered in front of the compound (October 7, 8, 1995)
Producer: NLD Information Burma/Burmese language; 7-Oct-1995, Beta SP 60 min- Free From Fear (interview)
ABC interview with Nobel Peace Prize winner, NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi's after six years of house arrest. She gave the first interview to Fargal King, BBC.
Producer: ABC United States/English language; Jul-1995, Beta SP 25 min
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Various Reports on Burma (report)
Edited report by Heather Kelly on refugee camps at the Thai Border; AIDS, drug abuse and U.S. sanctions on Burma.
Burma/English language; 1997, Beta SP 29 min
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No Childhood At All (documentary film)
Report on Burmese children and how they have suffered physically, mentally and emotionally under Burma's military regime. They have been denied basic services and education, and are forced to work for the military regime and/or join the army; Footage of children breaking rocks, building tourist sites, carrying huge bags from boats to land, working at construction sites, irrigation schemes, road building, and mixing toxic chemicals. Footage of children training at various military camps, including the Tiger Camp under drug war lord Kun Sa. Testimonies of former child soldiers. Also includes footage of student demonstrations: December 6, 1996, at Hledan Intersection, Rangoon.
Producer: Images Asia Thailand/English language; 1997, Beta SP 25 min
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Burma (documentary film)
The tape contains a series of raw footage about the Shewdagon Pagoda in Rangoon; rituals of the Buddhists, sculptors carving statutes of Buddha, Shwesine factory, Mandalay moat, Foothill pagodas, Pagwet facial decoration, Kunya beatlenut & leaf; Aung San Suu Kyi's home, the NLD Headquarters, and a news conference.
Producer: Nomad Productions United States/Burmese language; 1997, Beta SP 24 min
[id: BU48]- Weekend Speeches of Aung San Su Kyi (amateur footage)
Speech of NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi during her house arrest to the people gathered in front of the compound.
Producer: NLD Information Burma/Burmese language; 16-Sep-1995, Beta SP 42 min- Weekend Speeches of Aung San Su Kyi (amateur footage)
Speech of NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi during her house arrest to the people gathered in front of the compound.
Producer: NLD Information Burma/Burmese language; 17-Sep-1995, Beta SP 61 min- Weekend Speeches of Aung San Su Kyi (amateur footage)
Speech of NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi during her house arrest to the people gathered in front of the compound. She spoke about drug problems in Burma, education, the SLORC taxes and the unequal distribution of resources.
Producer: NLD Information Burma/Burmese language; 24-Sep-1995, Beta SP 61 min- Weekend Speeches of Aung San Su Kyi (amateur footage)
Speech of NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi during her house arrest to the people gathered in front of the compound.
Producer: NLD Information Burma/Burmese language; 30-Sep-1995, Beta SP 62 min- Weekend Speeches by Aung San Su Kyi (amateur footage)
Speech of NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi during her house arrest to the people gathered in front of the compound (Jan. 13, 14, 1996).
Producer: NLD Information Burma/Burmese language; 13-Jan-1996, Beta SP 60 min- Aung San Suu Kyi Speech (amateur footage)
Speech of NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi during her house arrest to the people gathered in front of the compound.
Burma/Burmese language; 14-Jan-1996, Beta SP 59 min- The 48th Independence Day Celebration (amateur footage)
Images of the 1996 Independence Day celebrations.
Producer: NLD Information Burma/Burmese language; Jan-1996, Beta SP 63 min- NLD Meeting (amateur footage)
NLD meeting on October 8, 1995.
Burma/Burmese language; 8-Oct-1995, Beta SP 80 min- LA Residents Meet Myanmar Ambassador U Win Tin (amateur footage)
A meeting between SLORC Ambassador to the USA and Los Angeles residents in a Buddhist temple in LA (La Puente), March 16, 1997. The visiting Ambassador Tin Win met the Burmese exiled community in LA.
United States/Burmese language; 16-Mar-1997, Beta SP 62 min- Class Dismissed, Future Denied: Burma's Education Crisis (documentary film)
The effects of civil war on the future of Burmese education. Over 100,000 children do not go to school to get basic education due to ongoing fights. The film looks at the reasons behind and the possible answers to restore Burmese education.
Producer: Campaign Committee for Open Schools United States/English language; 1997, Beta SP 12 min
End of tape contains interview with Aryeh Neier (Human Rights Watch) on Bosnia (Human Rights Television)- NLDmeeting (amateur footage)
Aung San Suu Kyi with NLD supporters.
Burma/Burmese language; 1-Aug-1995, Beta SP 60 min- NLD meeting (amateur footage)
Aung San Suu Kyi with NLD supporters.
Burma/Burmese language; 1-Aug-1995, Beta SP 50 min- Aung San Suu Kyi Meets NLD Leadership and Moulmein Delegates (amateur footage)
NLD: Aung San Suu Kyi meets NLD leadership and Moulmein delegates at Mon State.
Producer: NLD Information Burma/Burmese language; 25-Aug-1995, Beta SP 63 min- Earth Action Group: Protest against UNOCAL (amateur footage)
Earth Action Group and various other environmental & human rights groups protested against UNOCAL over the building of the controversial Yadana pipeline. Activists tied themselves to the Unocal gas delivery truck.
Producer: Earth Action Group, LA United States; 12-Dec-1996, Beta SP 63 min- Freedom is Precious: Interview with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (interview)
Interview with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at the NLD Party HQ, Rangoon, Burma.
Burma/English language; 29-Nov-1999, Beta SP 30 min- News from Burma (news)
Brief edited report about Burma and Aung San Suu Kyi.
Burma/English language; 1999, Beta SP 3 min- Report on Burma (news)
Spanish version of NBC News on Burma; Aung San Suu Kyi talks about heroin victims in Burma; Report on C-Span, HR 3540, the Foreign Operation Appropriation Act.
Producer: NBC United States/Spanish language, Beta SP 1 min- Burma Forum: Fight for Freedom & Human Rights in Burma (documentary film)
Edited report by Burma Forum Los Angeles. Brief history of Burma; the rise of the military regime; the role of Nobel Peace Prize laureate politician Aung San Suu Kyi; economic situation and possible future.
Director: Kevin Rudigers; Producer: Burma Forum Los Angeles United States/English language, Beta SP 16 min- NLD CEO Meeting (amateur footage)
The first meeting with national representatives after Suu Kyi's release, in her home - the NLD HQ.
Producer: ABC United States/Burmese language, Beta SP 70 min- Land of Fear (documentary film)
Report by John Pilger on Burma's "harsh, bloody, and uncompromising" regime; Interviews include: Burmese exiles, refugees, NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Dr. Aung Kin (Burma Historian), foreign investor James Sherwood, and Dr. Martin Morland (Ex. U.N. Ambassador to Burma).
Director: John Pilge; Producer: John Pilger/Bull Frog United States/English language; 1998, Beta SP 50 min- News Clips (news)
News Clips from TV Myanmar: SLORC perspective on the social, political and economic situation in Burma; second anniversary of USDA: Unity, Solidarity & Development Association; Diamond Jubilee, Memorial Hall, Rangoon University earth-breaking ceremony, Chaung guat Dam Pyobwe Town, the opening ceremony by Tin Oo Secretary II; sugar cane production facility in Pyinmana, cotton production fields, underground water utilization facilities and development projects; Madeleine Albright in Rangoon.
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/Burmese language; 9-Sep-1995, Beta SP 30 min- News Clips (news)
News Clips from TV Myanmar: Tin Oo's activities; visiting Buddhist temple construction site; visiting the Dau Pone's road construction; participating in the USDA Tin Oo Thingan Gyun Anniversary; visiting Nhinsigone - elderly home; attending the Haling Computer Room opening ceremony; attending the Diamond Jubilee students' meeting.
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/Burmese language; 10-Sep-1995, Beta SP 25 min
no sound- Life on the Line (documentary film)
An investigation of human rights abuses in Burma in the Karen dominated area by the Karen Human Rights Commission, and Htoo La. The film focuses on the pipeline built by Total & UNOCAL companies to deliver gas from the Adaman sea to Thailand, providing much needed cash for SLORC. SLORC transformed the area into a no man's land, relocated villages, fenced the area like a concentration camp and took the residents away to labor camps.
Producer: Bared Face Production United States/Burmese language/Subtitles: English; 1999, Beta SP 39 min
no sound- Meeting of the Karen Refugee Camps Women's Group (interview)
Interview with several women, Karen refugees in Thailand, and Allyssa Case, English teacher, Free Burma Colaition volunteer.
Producer: Nancy Andersen United States/English language; 4-Dec-1999, Beta SP 60 min- Caught in the Crossfire (documentary film)
Although Article 5 of the UN Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Armed Conflict clearly states the rules of combat, most armies ignore it and in most cases women and children become constant victims of war zones. Burma is no exception. Karen refugees in Thailand talk about a life of fear and constant flight.
United States; 1997, Beta SP 14 min
poor image quality, no sound- Protest against UNOCAL in Los Angeles (amateur footage)
Amateur footage of the protests organized by human rights activists against the exploitation of the Burmese by UNOCAL.
United States/Burmese language; 11-Nov-1996, Beta SP 23 min
After Burma footage there are Kosovo images recorded earlier on the tape- Noble Peace Prize Award Ceremony for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (amateur footage)
In 1991 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. The prize was accepted on his mother's behalf by her son.
Editor: Jane Drabble United States/English language, Swedish; 1991, Beta SP 64 min
poor image quality- Entertainment Show Recording (amateur footage)
Political entertainment show mocking the SLORC.
Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 90 min
poor image quality- The Opium Kings (documentary film)
Edited report by PBS. Adrian Cowell traveled to the opium area in Burma in 1964 and for over 30 years he was tirelessly trying to untangle the routes of heroine and opium trade, its connection to the government and the civil war.
Director: Adrian Cowell; Producer: Frontline, Public Broadcasting Corporation United States/English language; 1997, Beta SP 50 min- UNOCAL Annual Meeting & Human Rights Review (television program)
TV Talk Show episode, May 24, 1999. Host, Vicki Lewis Middleton; guests: Simon Billingness, David Wolf Berg and Tin Maung Aye, an NLD member. They discuss UNOCAL accountability in Burma.
United States/English language; 24-May-1999, VHS 30 min- Protest Rally against UNOCAL, L.A. (amateur footage)
Rally in front of Los Angeles City Hall.
Producer: Free Burma Coalition United States/English language, VHS 29 min
- Rangoon (documentary film)
Film about a day in the city of Rangoon. The morning, the rush hour, afternoon, and evening. We see narrow, crowded streets, street vendors, roadside snacks; worshipers saying their prayers, ancient Burmese architecture, the famous Bogyoke market, jewelry shops, gift shops, etc.
Producer: AV Media and Win Tin Win Burma/English language, VHS 58 min
Myanmar Cuisine (documentary film)
The bases, spices, utensils of Myanmar cuisin; rice cooking methods;
Producer: Win Tin Win Burma/English language, VHS 1 min- How Many Strikes Do Big Corporations Get? (documentary film)
Corporate capital's individual, national and trans-national effects. UNOCAL's criticism on 10 counts.
Producer: National Lawyers Guild United States/English language; Sep-1998, VHS 25 min- Aung San Suu Kyi Interview (amateur footage)
Interview with Suu Kyi on the economic sanctions imposed on Burma in 1996; on forced labor; drugs and political reform.
Burma/English language; 1996, VHS 18 min- Aung San Suu Kyi Interview (amateur footage)
Interview continued with Suu Kyi on drugs, narcotics production, and political dialogue.
Producer: Alt Asean, Images Asia Thailand/English language; 1996, VHS 20 min- Message of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to the 55th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights (interview)
Suu Kyi talked about the ongoing persecution of NLD members; the deterioration of human rights; Children and women's rights; famine; child labor; prostitution. End of tape contains images of an NLD office.
Producer: Altsean-Burma, Images Asia Thailand/English language; 1999, VHS 20 min- Suu Kyi's Message to the National Democratic Institute (interview)
Short film on Burma made by the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, narrated by Aung San Suu Kyi; Aung San Suu Kyi's message following the receipt of the W. Evert Hurriman Award.
Producer: National Democratic Institute United States/English language; 1996, VHS 20 min- Aung San Suu Kyi, Freedom Fighter of Burma (documentary film)
Portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi and her struggle for democracy in Burma.
Producer: NHK Japanese TV Japan/Japanese language, Beta SP 30 min- Entertainment Show (amateur footage)
Unknown amateur recording of a theater performance.
Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 47 min- National League for Democracy Rally (amateur footage)
NLD meeting.
Burma/Burmese language; 12-Feb-1996, Beta SP 85 min- Free Burma Movement in the USA (documentary film)
The edited footage of the Free Burma Movement in USA made by the Free Burma Coalition.
Producer: Free Burma Coalition Burma/Burmese language; 1999, Beta SP 15 min- National League for Democracy Rally (amateur footage)
NLD meeting.
Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 54 min
poor image- The Fight for Democracy & Human Rights in Burma (documentary film)
Edited report by Burma Forum, L.A., narrated by Kevin Rudigers. Brief overview of Burma's recent political history, the rise of Aung San Suu Kyi and the NLD, her house arrest, persecution of supporters of democracy, SLORC abuses.
Producer: Burma Forum Los Angeles United States/English language; 1999, VHS 18 min
Long Beach Truth Ministries (television program)
Television programs on Burma. The guest speakers were NLD members Pye Nyein, Khin Maung Shwe, Taw Myo Shwe, Steffanie Shwe and activist Carol Richards who discussed the struggle for democracy and freedom in Burma.
Producer: Long Beach TV United States/English language; 1999, VHS 55 min- NLD Meeting (amateur footage)
Speeches by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and fellow politicians. Unknown time and location.
Producer: NLD Information Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 58 min- Miss Puppy (fiction film)
A film about a group of young people who flee Burma to fight for democracy. They get however demoralized consequently a tragic end follows - a lesson for all those who flee Burma blinded by the promise of freedom. A propaganda film of the military regime in Burma.
Producer: Myanmar Military Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 132 min- XZK-TV fiction film (fiction film)
Unidentified fiction film.
Burma/Burmese language, VHS 100 min- The Dalai Lama: A Visit (television program)
This film is a look at the Nobel Laureate Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama's daily routine that starts at 3:30 am each morning and encompasses a variety of activities from exercises to blessings, classes and rest.
Producer: CNN United States/English language; 2000, VHS 12 min- When Spiders Unite (television program)
The tape is a compilation of edited reports and amateur footage related to the freedom fight in Burma. Free Burma Coalition conference, speaker: Vicki Armouer; "When Spiders unite they can tie down a lion"; Aung San Suu Kyi's address to the UNHCR, April 1999.
Producer: Free Burma Coalition United States/English language; 1999, Beta SP 29 min- Give Us Liberty (documentary film)
Documentary on human rights abuses and fight for democracy in Burma made by All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF) - a student organization fighting for democracy and human rights in Burma.
Producer: ABSDF Burma/Burmese language/Subtitles: English; 1999, Beta SP 45 min- Message from Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to the UNCHR (amateur footage)
Message from Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, general secreatry of the National League for Democracy to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
Producer: Alt Asean, Image Asia Thailand/English language; Mar-1998, VHS 20 min- Democracy Struggle and Bloody Crackdown in 1988 (television program)
The tape contains various amateur and edited footage on protests in Burma, interviews, television programs, etc. Brief news clip from TV Burma; Aung San Suu Kyi and U Aung Gyi talk about the deterioration of the human rights situation in Burma.
Producer: NHK (Japanese TV) Japan/Japanese language, Beta SP 62 min- Democracy Struggle and Bloody Crackdown in 1988 (television program)
The tape contains various amateur and edited footage on protests in Burma, interviews, television programs, etc. Brief news clip from TV Burma; Aung San Suu Kyi talks about the deterioration of the human rights situation in Burma.
Producer: NHK (Japanese TV) Japan/Japanese language, Beta SP 21 min- Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Message to the 50th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (television program)
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi talks about the importance of fighting for human rights in general and in Burma especially.
Producer: Altsean-Burma/Images Asia Thailand/English language; Dec-1998, VHS 5 min- Karen Refugee Camp (amateur footage)
Amateur footage shot in various refugee camp sites.
Burma/Burmese language, English, VHS 120 min- Unveiling Ceremony of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi 's Bust (amateur footage)
Initiated by the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma - NCGUB. Host of the ceremony: Nwe Aung; also present: Seine Win, and artist Jim McNelly.
Burma/English language; 24-Sep-1999, VHS 29 min- IRI Freedom Award Honoree: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (amateur footage)
In 1999 Aung San Suu Kyi received the Freeom Award from the International Republican Institute. The tape contains her acceptance speech.
Burma/English language/Subtitles: English; 19-Oct-1999, VHS 4 min- Senior of the Week (television program)
Father Joseph Lamar of the MaryKnoll Charity in Guatemala, a significant voice in fighting the UNOCAL Out of Burma Project.
Producer: PBS United States/English language; 2000, Beta SP 4 min- Dr. Cynthia Maung & Her Clinic (report)
Portrait of activist phisician Cynthia Maung who has been tirelessly working in her hospital for 11 years to provide basic medical care for Burmese people; Daw Aung San Suu Kyi message for ICHRDD's John Humphrey Freedom Award, 1999, awarded to Min KO Naing and Dr. Cynthia Maung.
Producer: Images Asia, Alt Asean Thailand/English language; 1999, VHS 10 min- Aung San Suu Kyi's Message to 55th Session of the UNCHR (amateur footage)
Message to 55th Session of the United Nations Convention on Human Right, Geneva.
Producer: Altsean-Burma, Images Asia Thailand/English language; 1999, Beta SP 13 min
B-Roll of NLD office, Rangoon (amateur footage)
NLD office footage.
Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 7 min- Averell Harriman Democracy Award Acceptance Speech (amateur footage)
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's speech upon receiving the Averell Harriman Democracy Award.
Producer: NDI Burma Burma/English language; 1996, VHS 9 min- Brief Statement from Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on CEDAW and Burma (amateur footage)
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi voices concerns about the rather broad nature of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Problems mentioned: hidden discrimination against women; no women in the government, no opportunities for women to get proper education, prostitution rampant, women have no economic independence.
Producer: Altsean-Burma, Images Asia Thailand/English language; Jan-2000, VHS 12 min- CEO Messages (amateur footage)
Speakers: U Aung Shwe, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. The two politicians talked about NLD's wish to open dialogue between the government and opposition; NLD's principle of non-violence, rule of law, and democracy.
Producer: Images Asia, Alt Asean Burma/Burmese language; 1998, VHS 15 min- Meeting Between Japanese Youth and Burmese Refugees (amateur footage)
Issues discussed: asylum, democratic movements. A refugee is interviewed.
Producer: Sein Tun Japan/Burmese language, English, VHS 90 min- NLD Movement in Japan (amateur footage)
The tape contains interviews with various expatriates about the NLD movement in Japan.
Producer: Sein Tun Burma/Burmese language; 17-Apr-1997, VHS 19 min- Message of Democracy: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (documentary film)
Portrait film of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi including rare (subtitled) amateur footage clips of speeches made during her house arrest in 1996 and 1997.
Producer: Foundation for Human Rights in Asia Japan/Burmese language/Subtitles: English; 1997, VHS 17 min- Report on Human Rights in Burma (documentary film)
Amnesty International report on human rights abuses by the regime in Burma. It covers the birth of NLD, the 1988 demonstrations, the democratic elections and aftermath. The second part of the tape contains edited report on Burma in Japanese; amateur footage on human rights abuses (note: tape contains highly graphic images).
Producer: Amnesty International United States/Burmese language, English, Chinese; 1996, VHS 90 min- Interview with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (amateur footage)
Suu Kyi talks about economic sanctions, and their benefit for the Burmese democratic efforts.
Interviewer: Marc Laban, Heather Kelly Thailand/English language; 1997, Beta SP 29 min- Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Message on Women of Burma (amateur footage)
Suu Kyi talks about the importance of the role of women in the fight for democracy in Burma.
Producer: Alt Asean, Image Asia Thailand/English language, Burmese, VHS 12 min- Sacrifice (documentary film)
BBC documentary about Burmese girls lured into prostitution in Thailand. Due to severe poverty, hopelessness, repression at home, and promises of a good life, tens of thousands of Burmese girls voluntarily go or are tricked into the Thai sex trade to find themselves harassed and abused again.
Director: Ellen Bruno United Kingdom/Burmese language/Subtitles: English; 1998, Beta SP 47 min- October Challenges (television program)
The October 1999 raid of the Burmese Embassy in Thailand. On October 1, the Burmese Embassy in Thailand was occupied by a group of Burmese students. The Junta's flag was pulled down and the NLD flag raised. The attempt was crushed and retaliated.
Producer: Free Burma News Agency Thailand/Burmese language; 2000, Beta SP 39 min- Burma Report (television program)
The first part of the tape contains Japanese TV report on Burma. The second part contains Headline News (in English) report on Burma and Aung San Suu Kyi's struggle for democracy.
Japanese language, English, Beta SP 63 min- Burma Report (television program)
A glimpse of the military regime in Burma, the country's economic situtaion, and the role of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in the Burmese struggle for democracy.
Producer: NHK Japan/Japanese language; 2000, Beta SP 93 min- Burma Report (television program)
Japanese TV report on Karen refugees and the Burmese struggle for democracy.
Producer: NHK Japan/Japanese language, Beta SP 98 min- Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Addresses the UNHCR (amateur footage)
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi evaluated the developments of the year 1998 and empahsized the repressive measures taken by the Junta following NLD's initiative to convene a national assembly. Overall more than 400 NLD members were detained.
Producer: Alt Asean, Image Asia Thailand/English language; 17-Mar-1999, Beta SP 20 min- Raising the Bamboo Curtain - Emerging Burma and Cambodia (documentary film)
Narrated by Martin Sheen, this documentary takes a look at the military regimes, their background and historic events shaping the rise of military power.
Producer: Qiestar Video United States/English language; 2000, Beta SP 29 min
First 2 minutes are damaged, but the rest is good image quality. Tape incomplete.- Pipeline Forced Labor (interview)
Two refugees talk about forced labor at a pipeline construction.
Producer: Earth Rights International United States/Burmese language, Beta SP 30 min- Burma Ten Years On: A Parliament Denied (interview)
Interviews conducted by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi with NLD, CEO and committee members in May of 2000 for the 10 year anniversary of the elections in Burma when the NLD won a landslide victory, yet was never acknowledged by the military junta. Interviewees: Aung Shwe, Aye Tha Aung, Hla Pe, Tin Oo, Ohn Gyaw, than Tun, Lwin, Soe Mytint, Naing Naing, Ko Aye Tun.
Producer: Altsean-Burma, Images Asia Thailand/English language, Burmese/Subtitles: English; May-2000, Beta SP 47 min- Burmese Harp/Biruma no tategoto (fiction film)
Private Mizushima, a Japanese soldier, becomes the harp player of Captain Inōye's group, comprised of soldiers who fight and sing to raise morale in World War II, Burmese campaign. They are later told that the Japanese surrender has occurred and they surrender. At a camp the soldiers are asked for a volunteer to talk down a group of soldiers who are still fighting on a mountain. Mizushima volunteers, but fails his mission. Soon the British artillery bombs the place and he becomes the only survivor. En route to Mudon to join his comrades, the frequent sight of dead Japanese soldiers overwhelms him, and vows to live a life of prayer, burying bones and bodies.
Director: Kon Ichikawa Japan/Japanese language/Subtitles: English; 1967, Beta SP 56 min- Burmese Harp/Biruma no tategoto, Part 2 (fiction film)
Private Mizushima, a Japanese soldier, becomes the harp player of Captain Inōye's group, comprised of soldiers who fight and sing to raise morale in World War II, Burmese campaign. They are later told that the Japanese surrender has occurred and they surrender. At a camp the soldiers are asked for a volunteer to talk down a group of soldiers who are still fighting on a mountain. Mizushima volunteers, but fails his mission. Soon the British artillery bombs the place and he becomes the only survivor. En route to Mudon to join his comrades, the frequent sight of dead Japanese soldiers overwhelms him, and vows to live a life of prayer, burying bones and bodies.
Director: Kon Ichikawa Japan/Japanese language/Subtitles: English; 1967, Beta SP 40 min- Beyond Rangoon (documentary film)
Edited report about Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, her life as a mother, woman, politician.
Producer: NBC United States/English language, Beta SP 17 min- Interview with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi about ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) (interview)
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi talked about the roots of the economic problems in Burma; the importance of dialogue between NLD and SLORC; called for the international community to support improvement efforts by not doing business with the Burmese government.
Producer: Heather Kelly Thailand/English language; 1-Jan-1997, Beta SP 30 min- Interview with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on Forced Labor (interview)
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi talked about donated labor and forced labor issue in Burma. The tape further contains recordings of Suu Kyi and fellow politicians' speeches.
Producer: Marc Laban, Heather Kelly Thailand/Burmese language; 1996, Beta SP 30 min- Interview with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi: Call for US Sanctions (interview)
Suu Kyi talks about the necessity of conditional US sanctions to be imposed on Burma.
Burma/English language; Nov-1996, VHS 29 min- Interview with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (interview)
Interviews conducted in May and October, 1996. Suu Kyi's response to the massive arrests of NLD members before planned congress; comment on the treatment of detainees in jail; preparations of possible re-arrest of Suu Kyi.
Producer: Asia Works Thailand/English language; 1996, Beta SP 30 min- Interview with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (interview)
Suu Kyi talks about ethnic problems, drug problems and hope for democracy in Burma; weekend speech fragment (incomplete).
Producer: ABC; Interviewer: Evan Williams United States/English language, Burmese; Nov-1995, Beta SP 28 min- Various Reports on Burma (newsreels)
Miscellaneous footage from June 1995 to early 1997. Daw Aung San Su Kyi weekend speech; press conference of Aung San Su Kyi after the NLD's annual congress; brief scene of APEC meeting in 1995 November; ASEAN ministerial meeting at Brunei, August 1995; Ohn Gyaw presented Treaty of Amity & Cooperation for SEA; General Than Shwe and Thai Deputy Prime Minister on a visit in Thailand; new market economy by SLORC, 1995; Asia Business News, December 1996 and January 1997.
Producer: Marc Laban for ABC, Heather Kelly Thailand/English language; 1997, Beta SP 30 min- Suu Kyi Speeches at NLD Congress (amateur footage)
NLD press release. Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi.
Producer: Asia Works, Images Asia Thailand/English language; 1996, Beta SP 30 min- Suu Kyi Speeches and Interviews (amateur footage)
Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi continued from 124 as well as various other press briefings; "Tour Myanmar 96" festival; Suu Kyi weekend speech.
Producer: Images Asia Thailand/English language, Burmese; 1996, Beta SP 31 min- Report on Burma (amateur footage)
Suu Kyi weekend speech June 1996; TV Myanmar news clips.
Producer: Asia Works, Images Asia Thailand/Burmese language, English; Jun-1996, Beta SP 30 min- News, Reports (news)
TV Myanmar National News recording; ABC report on Aung San Suu Kyi and democracy efforts in Burma - edited report by Evan Williams.
Producer: Asia WorksTV Myanmar Thailand/English language; 1996, Beta SP 30 min- TV Myanmar National News (news)
TV Myanmar National News recording. The Junta's version of the 1988 revolts in Burma.
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/English language; 1997, Beta SP 32 min- TV Myanmar National News (news)
Report on drug eradication programs on the The International Day Against Drug Trafficking.
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/English language; 26-Jun-1997, Beta SP 31 min- Forced Labor on Hidden Camera (raw footage)
Hidden camera footage of forced laborers at a road construction site. A person interviewed about working conditions.
Producer: ABC Australia/English language, Beta SP 29 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Recording of Karen socldiers, Karen camp and a hospital in the forrest.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, Burmese, Beta SP 32 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Interview with a Karen refugee camp doctor (unfinished). Footage of a Karen military men and refugees; refugee camp, Karen village. Interview with Karen woman who fled from Burmese soldiers who kept her in captivity and abused her. Musical performance (unidentified).
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, Beta SP 32 min- Refugees on the Run: Karen Refugees In Thailand (raw footage)
Karen refugee camp. Demonstration calling for Karen rights and freedom from SLORC harassment.
Producer: Marc Laban, Heather Kelly Thailand/Burmese language, Beta SP 36 min- Refugees on the Run: Karen Refugees In Thailand (raw footage)
Tape continued from 133.
Producer: Marc Laban Thailand/Burmese language, Beta SP 35 min- Refugees on the Run: Karen Refugees in Thailand (interview)
Karen refugee influx and the possibilities to accommodate them following a major SORC assault. Role of UNHCR and Thai authorities.
Producer: Heather Kelly Thailand/Burmese language, English, Beta SP 36 min- Refugees on the Run: Karen Refugees in Thailand (interview)
Interviewee talks about SLORC motivations for attacks against Karen villages. Karen refugee camp.
Producer: Heather Kelly Thailand/Burmese language, English, Beta SP 35 min- Refugees on the Run: Karen Refugees in Thailand (raw footage)
Life in a Karen refugee camp; hospital.
Producer: Heather Kelly Thailand/Burmese language, Beta SP 30 min- Refugees on the Run: Karen Refugees (raw footage)
KNU military parade. Sppech by genaral BoMya.
Producer: Heather Kelly Thailand/Burmese language, Beta SP 32 min- Refugees on the Run: Karen Refugees (raw footage)
The celebration of the 48th Karen Revolution Day - Manaplaw.
Producer: Heather Kelly Thailand/Burmese language, Beta SP 30 min- Thai-Burma Border Scenes (raw footage)
Burmese soldiers on one side of the River Moi and a refugee village on the other.
Producer: Heather Kelly Thailand/Burmese language, English, Beta SP 32 min- Thai-Burma Border Scenes (raw footage)
Burmese refugees crossing the River Moi over to Thailand - many wounded.
Producer: Heather Kelly Thailand/Burmese language, English, Beta SP 30 min- Refugee Hospital (raw footage)
Doctors treating wounded in makeshift hospital. Interview with doctor.
Burma; 1-Apr-2001, Beta SP 30 min- International Labor Organization (ILO) Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi (interview)
Aung San Suu Kyi talks about labor conditions, minimum wage; Village Law, international economic system of preferences in collaborating with the oppresive regime, GSP sanctions. Raw footage of construction site and child labor; Suu Kyi talks about the gas pipeline project.
Producer: Images Asia for ILO United States/English language, Beta SP 34 min- Interview and CTV Reports on Burma (interview)
Interview with Burmese general on economy, forced labor, Suu Kyi, tourism, and foreign investment. CTV, Heather Kelly report on Burma.
Producer: Heather Kelly, Marc Laban Thailand/English language, Beta SP 30 min- National League for Democracy Interviews (interview)
Aung San Suu Kyi talks about ASEAN and economic prospects; NLD political agenda, possibility of dialogue with SLORC; visit Myanmar tourist year. Brief Asia Business News report by Heather Kelly.
Producer: ALTASEAN Thailand/English language, Beta SP 32 min- US State Department Evaluation of Burma (press conference)
US State Department position on economic, political and human rights issues in Burma; State Law and Order Restoration Council's News Conference on sanctions and US barring.
Producer: US State Department United States/English language; 1996, Beta SP 31 min- CNBC Asia Business News (television program)
Edited news reports by Michelle Chang and Heather Kelly: Internet as a possible forum of human rights activism, and the military regime's reaction; Relocation of Karen refugee camps to Thai border areas; responsibility of ASEAN by including the military regime in the association.
United States/English language, Beta SP 32 min- Report from Rangoon (raw footage)
State Law and Order Restoration Council's news conference on restrictions of granting visas to those endangering the integrity of Myanmar, especially US citizens. PBS news report; Armistice Day speech by Than Shwe; NLD celebration;
Producer: Evan Williams United States/English language; 1996, Beta SP 30 min- SLORC Celebration and Press Conference (raw footage)
SLORC officials attending the Khunsa's Surrender Ceremony in October, 1996; SLORC Press Conference. Speakers: Kyaw Thein, Aye Kyaw, Abel and Tin Aye Kyaw. The Generals addressed the Vienna Convention, ASEAN membership, ban of Suu Kyi's weekend speeches, action against NLD, National Convention, narcotics.
Burma/English language; 1996, Beta SP 31 min- Myanmar: Atrocities in the Shan State (raw footage)
B-roll of the remains of the massacre; Tard Pha Ho waterfalls; Kuhning township; relocated villagers; interviews.
Producer: Images Asia/Amnesty International United States/English language; Apr-1998, Beta SP 10 min- SLORC Press Release (press conference)
SLORC press conference. Colonel Kyaw Thein on Aung San Suu Kyi's actions against the stability of Myanmar; General Barry McCaffrey press conference on drug issues and human rights situation in Burma.
Producer: Marc Laban Thailand/English language; 2001, Beta SP 30 min- Amateur Footage: Interview with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (press conference)
Press conference held by General Barry McCaffrey on drug issues and human rights situation in Burma. Q & A with press. Footage of patients at Myitkyina hospital. Tour with Dr. Lazaw Yaw Han.
Producer: Marc Laban Thailand/English language; 1999, Beta SP 30 min- Yaw Han Clinic (raw footage)
Footage of patients at Yaw Han Clinic. Dr. Lazaw Yaw Han talks about drug problems and HIV/AIDS.
Producer: Marc Laban Thailand/English language, Burmese, Beta SP 31 min- Yaw Han Clinic (raw footage)
Tape 153 continued. Hospital statistics on HIV. Footage of streetlife. Interviewwith jade mine worker on drugs, HIV/AIDS.
Producer: Marc Laban Thailand/English language, Beta SP 30 min- Interview with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (interview)
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi talks about dialogue with SLORC, press censorship, and SLORC's support of heroin trade.
Producer: Marc Laban Thailand/English language; 1997, Beta SP 30 min- Interview with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (interview)
Suu Kyi talks about restrictions imposed on her freedom of movement by the authorities; the bad shape of Burmese economy; evaluates NLD's past efforts and the results.
Producer: Heather Kelly Thailand/English language; 1998, Beta SP 30 min- ILO Video News Relase (interview)
Video News Release to accompany the realease of the report on the ILO Independent Inquiry into the use of forced labor in Burma. Interview with Pierre Sane, Secretary General Amnesty International, Bill Jordan, Secretary General, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions.
Producer: ICFTU/Amnesty International/Images Asia United States/English language; 1998, Beta SP 31 min- Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Address on Human Rights (raw footage)
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's statement on human rights situation in Burma and NLD's efforts for democracy. NLD headquarter footage.
Producer: Heather Kelly Thailand/English language; 1998, Beta SP 32 min- NLD Interviews (interview)
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi talks about the upcoming ASEAN meeting. Suu Kyi and NLD members discuss the possibility of dialogue with SLORC, economic depression in Burma.
Producer: Images Aisa Thailand/Burmese language, English; 1998, Beta SP 31 min- NLD Interviews (interview)
Interview with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and U Tin Oo. Suu Kyi's special message to the Dalai Lama; discusses forced labor.
Burma/English language/Subtitles: Burmese, Beta SP 31 min- Refugee Living Conditions (raw footage)
Young Monk Union Office; interviews with refugees.
Interviewer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/English language, Beta SP 64 min- Refugee Living Conditions (raw footage)
Refugees talk about reasons for fleeing and conditions in the camp.
Interviewer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/English language, Burmese, Beta SP 8 min- Refugee Living Conditions (raw footage)
Refugee camp and hospital; Dr. Cynthia Maung. Interviews and raw footage of life in the camp.
Producer: Karen Refugee Information Agency Thailand/Burmese language, Beta SP 61 min- Nakhon Phanom (amateur footage)
Amateur footage of Nakhon Phanom Hotel and Mekong River.
Thailand/English language, Beta SP 3 min- Cambodia Footage (amateur footage)
Random travel footage in Cambodia at various tourist sites. Killing Fields Memorial, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Angkor Wat.
Cambodia/(No dialogue) language, Beta SP 42 min- Kevin Hepner in Karen Refugee Camp (raw footage)
Kevin Hepner (Karen Human Rights Group) packing to leave, talks about losing Manaplawand SLORC strategies to split Karen people. Interview with refugee student. Camp scenes.
Interviewer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, Beta SP 30 min- Refugees and ABSDF (raw footage)
Refugees moving - Nyong Nee Oo camp. Interview with refugees. All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF) going to front line, test firing, assembling guns.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, Beta SP 30 min- ABSDF Headquarters (raw footage)
ABSDF military training camp; interview with Dr. Cynthia on efefcts of the war on children and teenage soldiers.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, Beta SP 30 min- Karen Refugee Camp (raw footage)
Political education class in a makeshift school. Footage of chilrden living in the camp. ABSDF patroling. Interview with child soldiers.
Burma/Burmese language; 1995, Beta SP 30 min- Karen Refugee Camp (raw footage)
ABSDF graduation ceremony; Karen children in hospital; Karen flag ceremony.
Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 30 min- Interview with Kevin Hepner and Tun Nang Oo (interview)
Interview with Kevin Hepner (of Karen Human Rights Group). He talks about the Karen military opposition, and the unrealistic nature of nonviolence in this particular conflict. Interview with Tun nang Oo.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/English language; 1993, Beta SP 30 min- Interviews with Activists and Refugees (interview)
Series of interviews with: Naing Aung Chit Po, Naing Aung Zaq Myo, Tun Naing Oo, Dr. Cynthia, Kevin Heppner.
Thailand/Burmese language, English; 1993, Beta SP 30 min- ABSDF Military Camp (raw footage)
Footage of boat travel around Manerplaw; ABSDF soldiers on the forntline; ordinance, assembling weapons; militray training
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language; 1996, Beta SP 31 min- Karen Refugee Camps and Interview with Refugee (raw footage)
Footage of life in Nyong Nee Oo refugee camp; interview with Karen refugee; Hway Kalok refugee camp.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, English; 1995, Beta SP 30 min- Karen Refugee Camp and Interview with Refugees (raw footage)
Interview with Karen refugee, Saw Kwey Say; Hway Kalok refugee camp scenes; Karen checkpoint at river; ABSDF camp.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/English language; 1994, Beta SP 29 min- Karen Refugee Camp, Medical Center (raw footage)
Children examined at medical center; child soldiers.
Burma/Burmese language; 1995, Beta SP 30 min- Karen Refugee Camp (raw footage)
Footage containing images of camp life at the Thai border. Interview with refugee children.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language; 1994, Beta SP 30 min- Pagoda Procession, Camp Life Scenes (raw footage)
Shwedagon Pagoda procession in Rangoon; Nyang Nee Oo Camp life scenes.
Burma/Burmese language; 1995, Beta SP 30 min- Karen Refugee Camp Scenes (raw footage)
Scenes from refugee camp: kitchen, school; ABSDF headquarters.
Burma/Burmese language; 1994, Beta SP 16 min- ABSDF Celebration (raw footage)
ABSDFcelebration at headquarters; camp life scenes; SLORC military day marches.
Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 30 min- Interview with Tun Naing Oo (interview)
Interview with Tun Naing Oo on a shooting incident. Audio recording of someone talking about the Tun Naing Oo shooting incident.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, English; 1994, Beta SP 30 min- Interview with Tun Naing Oo (interview)
Tun Naing Oo in 1993 at Karen ABSDF camp; interview with Tun Naing Oo' s supervisor (1995); Karen refugees after Manerplaw (the headquarters camp for insurgents fighting the Burmese military government) attack; interviews with refugees.
Burma/Burmese language; 1995, Beta SP 31 min- Interview with Tint Aung (interview)
Interview with Tint Aung, ABSDF, 1993. He talks about his involevement in the uprising, fleeing Burma, and his dream of reuniting with his family; end of tape is the recording of a boat ride to Manerplaw.
Burma/Burmese language; 1993, Beta SP 30 min- ABSDF Camp (raw footage)
ABSDF camp, machine gun training; interview with Tint Aung.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, English; 1994, Beta SP 30 min- Karen Refugee Camp (raw footage)
Refugee camp hospital; interview with Tint Aung; ABSDF training.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, English; 1994, Beta SP 30 min- Karen Refugee Camp (raw footage)
Interview with Tint Aung and Naing Aung.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/English language; 1994, Beta SP 30 min- Karen Refugee Camp (raw footage)
Interview with Tint Aung and family about moving to a new camp' Shwedagon pagoda ceremony; Manerplaw footage; Mon refugee camp.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/English language; 1995, Beta SP 31 min- SLORC Army Parade (raw footage)
SLORC Armed Forces Day Parade in Rangoon; USDA youth marching bands.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, Beta SP 30 min- Refugee Situation-Burma Diary (raw footage)
Dr. Cynthia's clinic, childern's ward; footage of Karen Buddhist festival at Huay Kalok Camp.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/English language, Beta SP 31 min- Karen Refugee Camp (raw footage)
Interviews with: SLORC teen soldier; Dhamma Piya, ABYMU; Tun Lin, So So; Ha Thaunk, defected SLORG sregeant; Lucia, Karen ABSDF, Myint Myint San, ABSDF; Dr. Marta, KNU.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/English language, Burmese, Beta SP 30 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Karen refugee camp footage; interview with U Ramjeef about the situation of the Karen people in Burma; interview with school teacher Miki Thu; interview with Major Mary; footage of Huay Kalok camp.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/English language, Beta SP 30 min- TV Myanmar Film (fiction film)
Fiction film produced by TV Myanmar.
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 30 min
(incomplete)- United We Will Reach the Sky (television program)
The Rakhine (Yakhine) Regional Development projects; propaganda film on cooperation between soldiers and people; the Rakhine traditional Kyin wrestling ceremony; Karen State development projects; Paan’s new hospital; Kachin state black markets.
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 88 min- Karen Refugee Camp (raw footage)
Interviews with Karen refugees: Ma Cho Cho, Toto, Kyin Pho (KNLA soldier), Napoleon (KNLA soldier), Kyin Phe.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, English, Beta SP 31 min- Dream Sky (fiction film)
Propaganda film promoting the Burmese airforce. (continued on 196)
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 62 min
poor sound- Dream Sky (fiction film)
(continued from 195) Propaganda film promoting the Burmese airforce.
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 57 min- Karen Refugee Camp (raw footage)
Refugee camp scenes; interview with The The Po, refugee; Saw Wah Dee Htoo, Karen soldier; Yin Sanine, Kun Wod, Mon refugees.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, Beta SP 30 min- ASEAN Summit and Refugee Camp Footage (raw footage)
ASEAN meeting, SLORC spokesman; refugee camp footage, Naing Aung, Chit po (1993).
Burma/English language, Beta SP 31 min- Growth - Not a Dream (fiction film)
Propaganda film about an exiled Burmese who returns home and discovers the amazing development the country underwent during his absence.
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 94 min- Not Even Gold (fiction film)
Propaganda film on sex trade prevention.
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/Burmese language; 1997, Beta SP 59 min- Karen Refugee Camp (raw footage)
Camp scenes: mandolin player; Naing Aung, Chit Po on boat; portraits of ABSDF child soldiers.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, Beta SP 30 min- Rescued Girls (raw footage)
HIV problems and child prostitution - girls rescued by the International Rescue Committee.
Producer: International Rescue Committee United States/Burmese language, English, Beta SP 30 min- War Front KNU (amateur footage)
KNU soldiers after ambush; bodies of SLORC soldiers; bunker footage; captured flag; corpses of SLORC soldiers (highly graphic images).
Burma/Burmese language; 7-Feb-1995, Beta SP 30 min- Women from Student Camps (raw footage)
Interview with women from student camps who took part in the 1988 uprising and were living in hiding. They talk about oppression and abuse by the Burmese government.
Producer: International Rescue Committee United States/English language, Burmese, Beta SP 30 min- Aung San Suu Kyi: Youth in Burma (interview)
Suu Kyi talks about the potential of new generations in the fight for democracy in Burma.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/English language; Feb-1996, Beta SP 30 min
poor sound- Aung San Suu Kyi: Youth in Burma (amateur footage)
Suu Kyi talks about the political power of Burmese youth; NLD youth meeting.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, Beta SP 29 min- Refugee Information (raw footage)
Refugee Village in Thailand. Women talk about life in camps.
Producer: International Rescue Committee United States/Burmese language, Beta SP 30 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Refugee camp and interviews. Naing Aung, Tun Naing.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language; 1996, Beta SP 30 min- Mother Was Once a Daughter (fiction film)
Propaganda film of SPDC-sponsored Mothers and Child Care Agency. It addresses the issues of sexual harassment cases in Burma committed by foreigners; abuse by foreign employers. This film is aimed at discrediting the opposition.
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 90 min- Karen Refugee Camp (raw footage)
Interview with Naing Aung; ABSDF military training graduation ceremony.
Burma/Burmese language; 1996, Beta SP 30 min- Our Pleasant Land (fiction film)
Propaganda film about the great achivements of the SLORC.
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 92 min- Our Pleasant Land (continued) (fiction film)
Propaganda film about the great achivements of the SLORC.
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 88 min- Heaven and Earth Trembles (fiction film)
Propaganda film series produced by the SLORC.
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 86 min- Heaven and Earth Trembles (continued) (fiction film)
Propaganda film series produced by the SLORC.
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 39 min- Heaven and Earth Trembles (continued) (fiction film)
Propaganda film series produced by the SLORC.
Producer: TV Myanmar Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 62 min- Barefoot Student Army (documentary film)
Barefoot Student Army was made by two young Melbourne filmmakers, Lyndal and Sophie Barry, who spent a year living among the students and recording their struggle. The documentary incorporates their own footage as well as newsreels to explain the background to the 1988 protests and tell the stories of some of the students. It also documents the struggle of the Karen people, who have been waging armed struggle against the Burmese government for 40 years.
Producer: Open Channel in association with Lyndal and Sophie Barry United Kingdom/English language, Beta SP 56 min- Demonstrations in 1988 (amateur footage)
Amateur footage of people demonstrating in 1988. Scenes: Tatmadaw Garden; Shwedagon Pagoda; Daw Aung San Suu Kyi speech.
Burma/Burmese language; Aug-1988, Beta SP 79 min- Why We Are Here? (documentary film)
Edited report on the situation in Burma, the military government, ABSDF and Karen resistance.
Producer: The Burmese Relief Centre Thailand/English language, Beta SP 20 min- BADA Meeting in San Francisco (amateur footage)
Recording of the meeting with U Soe Pyne (NCGUB) organized by the Burmese American Democratic Association (BADA) in July, 2001 at Moon Star Restaurant, San Francisco. Attended: Heidi Quante, U Nyunt Than , U Ko Ko Lay, U Sein Htun, U Kyaw Tint.
Producer: IMI, Pye Nyein United States/English language; 26-Jul-2001, Beta SP 32 min- Burma on the Brink (television program)
Report on Burma and Suu Kyi's release from house arrest. On the 5th anniversary of the 1988 demonstrations the editor goes to Burma to see what changes have come about since the bloody crackdown of the revolution.
Producer: NHK, Japanese TV Japan/English language, Burmese; 2001, Beta SP 61 min- Burmese Patriots in Japan (television program)
Interview with activists Kyaw Tint and U Min Nyo; Japanese TV program on Burma
Camera: Private Japan/Japanese language; 1988, Beta SP 23 min- Rights and Wrongs in Burma (television program)
Edited report on the human rights situation in Burma by Chanayane Hunter Gault.
Producer: HRTV United States/English language, Beta SP 12 min- Return of a Freedom Fighter (television program)
Htun Aung Gya, former ABSDF chairman returned to Burma after 5 years of exile in the US to reunite ABSDF. The film follows his reunion with the Burmese resistance movement.
Producer: Japanese TV Japan/English language, Burmese; Aug-1996, Beta SP 75 min- Ninetieth Birthday of Dictator Ne Win (amateur footage)
Guests arrival and reception in Sedona Hotel in honor of dictator Ne Win. Attendees: former cabinet members of the Burmese Socialist Program Party, U Ye Gaung, U Saw Phyu, U Chit Hlaing, Maung Maung Aye.
Burma/Burmese language; 21-Mar-2001, Beta SP 64 min- Buddhist Monk Ceremony (raw footage)
Buddhist monk ceremony; procession to the monastery.
Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 30 min- Singapore Sling (television program)
Mike Carry's edited report on Singapore. Considered the least corrupted country in Asia, Carry investigates the secret behind Singapore's booming industry.
Producer: CBS Australia Australia/English language; 2001, Beta SP 29 min- Buddhist Monk Ceremony (amateur footage)
Buddhist monk ceremony; Thai monks; Tint Aung and family at Christmas.
Burma/Burmese language; 1995, Beta SP 31 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Tint Aung and family at Christmas (1995), interview with Tint Aung about new lfe at Chiay Mai.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, English, Beta SP 30 min- Tribal Dances of Myanmar (television program)
Dances from various regions and ethnicities of Burma: chin dance, sword dance, Kachin group dance, Kayah padong dance, Karen dance of unity and strength, Lisu new year dance, Mons, Yakhin, Shan dances.
Producer: Win Tin Win Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 37 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Tint Aung and family in Bangkok; interview with Tint Aung and San San Myint.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, Beta SP 30 min- Ninetieth Birthday of Dictator Ne Win (amateur footage)
Celebration of Ne Win's 90th birthday. Attendees: former cabinet members of the Burmese Socialist Program Party, U Ye Gaung, U Saw Phyu, U Chit Hlaing, Maung Maung Aye.
Burma/Burmese language; 21-Mar-2001, Beta SP 59 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Tint Aung with wife and children at the Australian embassy (January, 17); interview with Kevin Heppner about children's rights in Burma (May).
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/English language; 1996, Beta SP 29 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Footage of Tint Aung's family leaving Safe Area Camp (January); the family in Bangkok.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, English; 1997, Beta SP 30 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Tint Aung's children in bangkok (January); Tint Aung at Grand Palace; interview.
Burma/Burmese language, English; 1997, Beta SP 30 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Tint Aung talks about his reasons to leave Burma and resettle in Australia and about how he can help the democracy efforts in Burma (January, 1997); Buddhist monk ceremony (April, 1996); safe area camp.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/English language; 1997, Beta SP 31 min- Burma Diary (interview)
Interview with Tint Aung (January) and San San Myint.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/English language; 1997, Beta SP 31 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Interview with San San Myint (January); Tint Aung's family in Bangkok; Tint Aung's family at the airport leaving for Australia.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/English language; 1997, Beta SP 31 min- Scenes of Burma (raw footage)
Random recording of pagodas, monks, a boat ride on the river and market.
Burma/Burmese language, Beta SP 31 min- Scenes of Burma (work tape) (raw footage)
Random footage of pagodas and street life in Burma.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, Beta SP 26 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Scenes of street, market; in camp with Tint Aung; medical center footage; ABSDF barracks.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, Beta SP 31 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Footage of children in refugee camp; ABSDF soldier talks about Karen territory; children in school.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, English; 2001, Beta SP 30 min- Burma Shots (raw footage)
Compilation of slow motion shots of pagodas, camp life, festival, people.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, Beta SP 30 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
ABSDF camp; morning training; political defiance class; interview with Chatay.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, English; Jun-1997, Beta SP 30 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Footage about Chatay, a refugee, at his wedding.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language; 2002, Beta SP 29 min- Stills for Burma Documentary (raw footage)
Black and white/color still images of Tint Aung, soldiers, children, Kevin Heppner, Suu Kyi, refugee camps; interview with rape victim.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, Beta SP 30 min- Stills for Burma Documentary (raw footage)
Black and white images selected for Burma Docuemntary.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/(No dialogue) language, Beta SP 29 min- No Peace, No Mercy - Burma's Internally Displaced (documentary film)
Documentary about forced labor and internally displaced people in Burma.
Producer: Burmese Border Coalition United States/English language, VHS 14 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Interview with child soldier about circumstances of his flee and reasons for joining the Karen resistance; images of arriving refugees; camp life shots; theater performance recording; sport event in the camp.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, English, Beta SP 93 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Interview with Karen boy about his family, how he made it to the refugee camp and future plans; footage shot among ABSDF soldiers; camp scenes; interview with Karen child soldiers.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, English, Beta SP 93 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Interview with Karen refugees; scenes from a camp school; interview with child soldiers; Nobel peace laureate celebration.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, English, Beta SP 77 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Refugee camp school; interview with Karen refugees; refugee camp scenes.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/Burmese language, Beta SP 92 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Interview about the systematic human rights violations against the Karen civilians; Karen refugee camp scenes; ABSDF soldiers patrolling; child soldiers; interview with woman soldier.
Producer: Jeanne Hallacy United States/English language, Burmese, Beta SP 93 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Interview with Daw Nu NU Yi, BFLA, Rangoon resident.
United States/English language, SVHS 30 min- Burma Diary (raw footage)
Interview with Zaw Lun, NLD Los Angeles, KNU.
United States/English language, SVHS 30 min- UNOCAL Shareholder Meeting (raw footage)
Demonstration against UNOCAL.
United States/English language; 20-May-2002, SVHS 20 min- Rangoon Steel
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