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BRIGHTON FESTIVAL 2011 BURMA PROGRAMME
This May, Brighton and Hove comes alive with a powerful and exciting programme of cultural events in celebration of this year’s Guest Director – Aung San Suu Kyi. The courageous leader, human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize winner has fought passionately for democracy in Burma and taken to the heart of this year’s Festival is her plea ‘use your liberty to promote ours’.
Sat 7 May 1pm
AUNG SAN SUU KYI – LADY OF NO FEAR (cert tbc)
Director: Anne Gyrithe Bonne. Denmark 2010. 60mins
A moving portrait of Burma’s opposition leader and democracy activist. The film explores the profound impact of her detainment on her family and friends, providing a rare and powerful insight into a remarkable woman.
Price £7 / £6 Duke of York’s members and concessions.
Book via the Dome or Brighton Festival website (Tickets will also be available on the door)
Sun 15 May 1pm
BURMA SOLDIER (cert tbc)
Directors: Nick Dunlop, Annie Sundberg, Ricki Stern. 2010. 70 mins.
A powerful story of a former soldier who risked everything to become a pro-democracy activist. Discharged from the Burmese army, Myo Myint became a supporter of Aung San Suu Kyi and started giving speeches outside military bases. He was jailed for 15 years, suffering mistreatment and torture.
Price £7 / £6 Duke of York’s members and concessions.
Book via the Dome or Brighton Festival website (Tickets will also be available on the door)
Tues 24 May 6.30pm
BURMA VJ: REPORTING FROM A CLOSED COUNTRY (12A)
Director: Anders Ostergaard. Denmark 2008. 89 mins. English and Burmese with English subtitles.
Armed with pocket-sized video cameras, a tenacious band of Burmese reporters expose the repressive regime controlling their country.
Price £7 / £6 Duke of York’s members and concessions.
Book via the Dome or Brighton Festival website (Tickets will also be available on the door)
POP-UP CINEMA Presented by CINECITY & BRIGHTON FESTIVAL
Also in May with Brighton Festival, CINECITY and the Duke of York’s have created an underground cinema – literally – in The Basement, a pop-up picturehouse with a festival programme of previews and special events between 15-17 May
For more details of the Pop-Up Cinema programme visit: