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Activists screen Myanmar documentary to mark anniversary of military coup
A little more than two years after the military coup in Burma, a group of Bristol activists from the With Myanmar Facebook group have organised a screening of the award-winning Myanmar Diaries: a compilation of ten short films by anonymous young Burmese filmmakers and citizen journalists who organise under the banner of the Myanmar Film Collective.
At a time when the war in Ukraine continues to dominate headlines, the fear is that the plight of those suffering under the junta’s brutality in Burma could be forgotten elsewhere in the world.
“For the first time since independence from UK, people in Myanmar have a fighting chance of overthrowing the military, but they receive no attention and no support,” says Zunetta Herbert, a Bristol-based activist of Burmese heritage. “Bristol has a long history of supporting justice, and recognising our collective responsibility for our colonial past: Bristol needs to stand up for Burma.”
Myanmar Diaries is showing at The Cube cinema on Wednesday 1 March, followed by a Q&A with a leading Myanmar activist. There will also Burmese street food on sale to raise money for good causes in Myanmar. Go here for tickets
Image credit: Myanmar Film Collective
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