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Film Screening and Discussion “Undaunted: Voices from Myanmar’s Resistance”
16 December, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Regardless of all the risks, Myanmar people are still peacefully protesting against the junta all over the country. Although they may face risks of being arrested, tortured, killed or even traumatized, they still continue to walk on the road of peaceful protests undauntedly.
The documentary “Undaunted” is about Myanmar people who still protest against the military junta amid threats and difficulties. And, it is about why they are still protesting? What did they sacrifice? What are the traumatic impacts after they get arrested or being killed? Watch trailer at https://vimeo.com/755181183.
Produced by Athan – Freedom of Expression Activist Organization and 1O1fps Production, the documentary will be screened on 16 December 2022, 6.00-7.30 pm at SEA Junction. Following the screening, the film director Aung Naing Soe will join us virtually to discuss on the film. Debbie Stothard, an active promoter of human rights in Burma and the ASEAN region, will also be present to comment on the film.
Speakers’ Profile
Aung Naing Soe, a Yangon born multimedia freelancer who is now primarily working as a documentary producer and photojournalist for different international outlets. He initially started working as a fixer for foreign correspondent since 2012, and he was one of the five finalists of 2017 Global News Fixer Awards at Kurt Shock Memorial Fund. He received Hubert Humphrey Fellowship of Media and Communication at Arizona State University where he studied for a year and worked for the US based media organizations including Vice News. He returned back home in the late 2020 to cover the General Election of Myanmar. Unprecedentedly, he eye-witnessed the Myanmar military coup in 2021 that he covered on the ground until April 2021. Since then, he is based abroad and covers Myanmar stories along the border and remotely. His works have been published in Vice News, Washington Post, The Guardian, etc. For more info, see www.aungnaingsoe.com.
Debbie Stothard is the coordinator of Alternative Asean Network on Burma (Altsean-Burma), an NGO campaigning for human rights and democracy in the ASEAN region, with a particular focus on Burma, which she founded in 1996. During her 32-year career, she has worked as a journalist, community education consultant, governmental advisor and trainer in Malaysia, Australia and Thailand. She has participated in democracy building in Burma, organising advocacy meetings and campaigns on human rights, in Burma and other ASEAN countries since 1987. These activities led her to work in collaboration with UN and ASEAN institutions as well as several governments in Asia, North America and Europe. She is also invited by universities, conferences and media outlets to speak on the Burmese situation.
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SEA Junction, established under the Thai non-profit organization Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA), aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions, from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 408 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC (across MBK, BTS National Stadium), SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information, see www.seajunction.org, join the Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/1693058870976440/ and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @seajunction
