2024 | Myanmar | Documentary

Above and Below the Ground

  • Jinghpaw, Burmese English 86 mins
  • Director | Emily Hong
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Maggie Lemere, Ja Nang Tsen, Emily Hong

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Indigenous women and Christian punk rockers form a surprising alliance as they join to thwart a multibillion-dollar megadam project imperiling the landscape of northern Myanmar. Despite backing by the Burmese military and the Chinese Communist party, the dam project was halted in 2011, largely by a karaoke album that catalyzed a country-wide environmental movement. Immerse yourself in the fight to save the Irrawaddy River in this tale of punk rock defiance and grassroots activism.

Indigenous Christian Military Communist Karaoke documentary landscape Myanmar Burmese environmental punk rock
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