Genre:
A documentary where art, music, and a scripted narrative come together to tell a simple and compellingly human story.
Filmed:
Central Burma, western Burma, Shan State, Karen State, Thailand-Burma border, Bangkok
Funding:
Timothy Syrota
Production dates:
First filming 1998 (Bangkok), filming in Burma 2001, post production and shooting on the Thai-Burma border 2004-08
Completion date:
June 2010
Running time:
48 minutes
Shooting format:
Mini dv PAL
Aspect ratio:
16:9
Master:
Digibeta, PAL and NTSC available
Screenings:
Film festival submissions currently pending. No public screenings.
Director, director of photography, editor:
Timothy Syrota www.timothysyrota.org
Musical Score:
David Lazaro, Graham Pointer, Don’t Panic Audio
Sound Design and Mix:
David Lazaro, DGP Audio, London
Narrative and script:
English Immersion Program, Umphiem Mai Refugee Camp
Narrator 1:
Naw Bathsheba, Mae La Oon Refugee Camp, Thai-Burma Border
Narrator 2:
Saw Teh Teh, Karen Refugee Committee
Supporting Footage:
Burma Issues www.burmaissues.org
Photography in Karen State:
Karen Human Rights Group www.khrg.org
Grading and Mastering:
David Milner, Finecut Productions, Melbourne, Australia