'Into the Current' preview
On March 20, 2012, the Utah Film Center and the Burma Humanitarian Mission will host a screening of “Into the Current” at the Salt Lake City Public Library at 7 p.m. and feature Former Political Prisoner Bo Kyi in a question and answer session afterwards.
The film which covers the plight of political prisoners in Burma is being shown at a time when Burma is moving toward democracy.
“We can see some encouragement to reform,” said Bo Kyi, who is currently unable to return to Burma, in a phone interview.
However, he has his doubts and believes that the first step to reform should include the unconditional release of all political prisoners.
Bo Kyi’s tour with the film is designed to raise awareness of the problem in Burma and to get the United States to keep the pressure on Burma to reform.
“There is no peace in Burma,” says Bo Kyi. “There is no freedom of assembly, no freedom of speech.”
According to Director Jeanne Hallacy, there are about a half million internally displaced refugees, 200,000 refugees who have fled the country and an additional 130,000 refugees who are officially hosted in Thailand.
“It’s a bit premature to say that democracy is being brought into Burma,” said Hallacy in a phone interview.
Hallacy notes that the film carries with it the spiritual message of using loving kindness and forgiveness to bring peace even in the face of senseless brutality.
Read more about the Burma Humanitarian Mission.
Read more about political prisoners in Burma.
This article was originally published at examiner.com.
The film which covers the plight of political prisoners in Burma is being shown at a time when Burma is moving toward democracy.
“We can see some encouragement to reform,” said Bo Kyi, who is currently unable to return to Burma, in a phone interview.
However, he has his doubts and believes that the first step to reform should include the unconditional release of all political prisoners.
Bo Kyi’s tour with the film is designed to raise awareness of the problem in Burma and to get the United States to keep the pressure on Burma to reform.
“There is no peace in Burma,” says Bo Kyi. “There is no freedom of assembly, no freedom of speech.”
According to Director Jeanne Hallacy, there are about a half million internally displaced refugees, 200,000 refugees who have fled the country and an additional 130,000 refugees who are officially hosted in Thailand.
“It’s a bit premature to say that democracy is being brought into Burma,” said Hallacy in a phone interview.
Hallacy notes that the film carries with it the spiritual message of using loving kindness and forgiveness to bring peace even in the face of senseless brutality.
Read more about the Burma Humanitarian Mission.
Read more about political prisoners in Burma.
This article was originally published at examiner.com.