They Call It Myanmar http://www.theycallitmyanmar.com Lifting the Curtain Thu, 23 May 2013 14:29:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Talks at Google: Robert Lieberman on They Call It Myanmar http://www.theycallitmyanmar.com/2013/05/23/talks-at-google-robert-lieberman-on-they-call-it-myanmar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=talks-at-google-robert-lieberman-on-they-call-it-myanmar http://www.theycallitmyanmar.com/2013/05/23/talks-at-google-robert-lieberman-on-they-call-it-myanmar/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 14:22:01 +0000 admin http://www.theycallitmyanmar.com/?p=504 Talks At Google

For a closer look at the making of They Call It Myanmar and Lieberman’s perspective on contemporary Burma, check out the talk he gave at Google in March:

 

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On Monday, March 18th at 5PM, Lieberman will be fielding questions at the Google campus in conjunction with a screening of They Call It Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain.  Wednesday, March 20th at 11:30AM, Lieberman will give a talk about the process of creating his work, as well as facilitate a discussion on the current sociopolitical climate in Burma.  The filmmaker’s talk is headlining a series Google is hosting for employees on Burma.

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]]> http://www.theycallitmyanmar.com/2013/02/14/lieberman-describes-the-journey-in-cambodia/feed/ 0 Roger Ebert cites “They Call It Myanmar”: 12 Best Documentaries of 2012 http://www.theycallitmyanmar.com/2013/01/27/roger-eberts-journal-some-of-the-years-best-documentaries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roger-eberts-journal-some-of-the-years-best-documentaries http://www.theycallitmyanmar.com/2013/01/27/roger-eberts-journal-some-of-the-years-best-documentaries/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:20:14 +0000 admin http://www.theycallitmyanmar.com/?p=266 Chicago Sun-Times

 

 

 

 

Avoiding the dogged tradition of top ten lists which, “shift focus away from a film and toward a list”.  Ebert opts for alphabetizing 2012, as he once again recognizes “They Call It Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain”.  Find the complete list at The Chicago Sun Times.

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In “The Road to Mandalay”, Beth Saulnier uncovers some greater insight into the filmmakers process, perspective, and potentially new projects.

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“November of 2010, Lieberman was invited to show his film at a Yangon festival that Suu Kyi was organizing called ‘The Art of Freedom.’ Thoughtfully, he informed the U.S. Embassy of his plans. Their reaction? Near-panic.”  Read more at the National Journal.

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Flixster‘s site Rotten Tomatoes which covers celebrities, news, and reviews has had consistently positive reviews of They Call It Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain, maintaining a 100% rating!

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Mizzima was one of the first independent media outlets in Myanmar, helping to build a just and equitable platform from which to exchange and disseminate information in the public interest.  Read more from Mizzima here.

]]> http://www.theycallitmyanmar.com/2013/01/24/mizzima-the-rare-footage-forms-an-unexpected-and-expressive-portrait/feed/ 0 ‘A timely exposition of a little-known country’ says The New York Times http://www.theycallitmyanmar.com/2013/01/20/a-timely-exposition-of-a-little-known-country-says-the-new-york-times/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-timely-exposition-of-a-little-known-country-says-the-new-york-times http://www.theycallitmyanmar.com/2013/01/20/a-timely-exposition-of-a-little-known-country-says-the-new-york-times/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:36:51 +0000 admin http://www.photosynthesisproductions.com/theycallitmyanmar/?p=59 New York Times Arts Section’s interview with Robert Lieberman, and look at the film can be found here.

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