notes from an occupied land…
by a lost, diaspora Tamil or a gypsy wanna-be…. this is ma journey from a land called S Lanka to occupiied land called kænədəArchive for movies/Docs
Ghosts of Rwanda
back here, in a country of 300,000 or so Tamils populated, ppl hve little knowledge abt what going on in that small island officially called ‘Sri Lanka.’ itz bloodshed nor death tolls nvr mattered than the one live it everyday, there in that island. this few weeks, out of all the newes we had been hearing, i ran across this one. itz a government announcement to all the ngoS in da north. they asked them to leave Vanni [warzone]. guess wat, it tuk me back to ma class, and the Doc we watched, and the Doc which gave me high blood pressure, swearing at the white man’s world! oh yeah, gov’ts are alwayz sooo right abt protecting whom. u know what, the ppl who u r killing, there blood may not be thick thick bloody red, as my menstrual colours. FUCK U.
PBS
UNREPENTANT
To access Kevin’s award-winning film UNREPENTANT (Best Documentary Film, Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, March 2007), see this link:
Sharmila Irom : Redefining Peace (Women)
Sharmila Irom : Redefining Peace
(In english, content setting: manipur, India)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7081273525831094154&hl=en
A clip from Documentary “Redefining Peace : women lead the way ” Directed by K.P.sasi for 1000 women for nobel peace prize campaign. … all » Sharmila is a peace activist & poet from manipur, who is on hungerstrike for past 6 years demanding the repeal of Armed force special power act (AFSPA) from Manipur
Erath thee (short film, Tamil Language)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k22bIpRNZA&eurl=http://koluvithaluvi.blogspot.com/2007/10/blog-post_19.html
followed from a Tamil Blog
Burma and the Media:
Media Democracy Day Toronto
Join us in the screening of short docs on Burma including Season of Fear followed by a panel discussion on Burma and media coverage!
When: Thurs., October the 18th, 2007 5-7pm
Where: Brunswick Theatre (296 Brunswick Ave., Toronto)
Participating in the panel discussion are:
* Minthura Wynn , a key Burma human rights organizer
* Ler Wah Lopo, spokesperson for Karen Canadian Community
* Michelle Langlois of Rabble.ca
* Ish Theilheimer of Straightgoods.com
Season of Fear (15 minutes), a documentary film, touches on the involvement of Canadian mining company Ivanhoe in the displacement of indigenous people in Burma. There are two million internally displaced persons in Burma; many live in the jungle and are forced to move around constantly due to military actions.
For more information please visit:
www.MediaDemocracyDay.org
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"Save Cuddalore" – Cuddalore Cycle Rally – November 2007
Cuddalore Cycle Rally – November 2007
In Cuddalore, Tamilnadu, India
Watched a Documentary on Hindu Architecture
i don’t like any religions specifically, but architecture & religious arts are something different & passionable.
link:
http://www.lazygeek.net/archives/2006/06/the_big_temple_documentary.html
