With little more than hand-held video cameras, a courageous group of journalists documented a revolution from the inside out, capturing the heart-rending struggle for democracy in Burma, including the dramatic mobilisation of the country's 400,000 Buddhist monks. Narrated by "Joshua", a member of the DVB (The Democratic Voice of Burma), Burma VJ takes you into the streets where protesters clash with secret police. For Joshua, everything began to change on August 17th, 2007, during an ordinary bus ride. Almost overnight the price of food, gasoline, even bus fares doubled. Ignoring orders to leave the country, Joshua stayed to catch the story as it unfolded. In this new revolution technology is a weapon and the battle is most often fought over the control of information. As Joshua manages video journalists via cell phones and the Internet, the truly global nature of this struggle becomes increasingly apparent. Footage that is secretly shot by members of DVB is smuggled out of the country, only to show up a few hours later on the BBC and CNN. As images of the Burmese struggle are broadcast around the world, and for the first time also shown in Burma, the necessity to break the silence and "Show the world that Burma is still here" becomes the battle cry of an emerging democracy.

A Festival of Ideas event presented with Watershed.

Fee: £4.50 full / £3.50 concessions. Special offer of £8.00 / £6.50 when booking together tickets for Burma: Everything is Broken. This discount is not available online - please call Watershed Box Office on 0117 927 5100 or visit in person.