Donation Report
Total Raised: 1,015,800 KRW
Donated: 917,880 KRW (Korean Migrant Health Association WeFriends (NUG), Jeanne Hallacy's Production and Better Burma)
Transaction Fees: 88,514 KRW
Remaining Balance: 9,406 KRW
Detailed Breakdown
Thank you all.
Observing: Myanmar
Daejeon
May 3
Small Theater, 4th Floor, Cafe Ssangri
Seoul(ended)
April 19 — April 20, 2025
MInt Theater, Room 307, Sungam Hall, Yonsei University
Free Admission, Voluntary Donation
The first Screening Activities event looks at Myanmar, which has continued its pro-democracy movement since the 2021 coup. Having experienced 100 years of colonization and over half a century of military dictatorship, Myanmar reflects both our past and perhaps the future we narrowly avoided. However, Myanmar's democratic movement not only shows its own unique identity but also faces severe and complex conflicts due to its diverse ethnic groups and religious backgrounds.
Jeanne Marie Hallacy, a documentary filmmaker who has worked on Southeast Asian social and human rights issues for over 20 years, has captured key moments of Myanmar's pro-democracy movement. Through the perspectives of Generation Z, ethnic minorities, youth, women, and LGBTQ+ communities, she presents the movement in a concrete and multifaceted way. This screening will focus on three of her works that have explored this subject from various angles over a long period.
The donations from this event will be used to provide humanitarian aid to regions in Myanmar heavily affected by civil war. All funds will be collected through voluntary donations and will be donated in full through reliable channels. Donation details will be transparently disclosed later.
Padauk: Myanmar Spring (56min, EN/KR, 2021)
Jeanne Marie Hallacy, Rares Michael Ghilezan
Padauk: Myanmar Spring takes the viewer to the streets of Myanmar during the heady days following the February 2021 military coup. Through Nant, a young, first-time protester, we meet three human rights activists whose lives have been turned upside down by the coup.
As the protests continue, Nant comes to understand the truth of a brutal regime that has continued to wage war against its own people for decades. Against a foreboding backdrop, Nant’s political awakening regarding the plight of others in her ethnically diverse country gives hope for the future.
Sittwe
(19min, EN/KR, 2017)
Jeanne Marie Hallacy
Sittwe is about two teenagers separated by conflict and segregation in Burma's Rakhine state, Phyu Phyu Than, a Rohingya girl and Aung San Myint, a Buddhist boy. Both youth saw their homes burned down during communal violence in 2012.
Interviews filmed over two years with the teenagers reveal their ideas about each other's communities and the hope of reconciliation.
Sittwe was produced as a tool for facilitated discussions about peacebuilding in Burma. The film was due to premiere in Yangon at the Human Rights, Human Dignity Film Festival but was banned by the government censors.
This Kind of Love (42min, EN/KR, 2015)
Jeanne Marie Hallacy
This Kind of Love follows Burmese human rights and LGBT activist, Aung Myo Min, as he returns home after 24 years in exile. Set against Myanmar's historical transition from half a century of brutal military rule, Myo shares his vision for equality for all - from children to transgender people, to ethnic nationalities with his countrymen, to be part of his homeland's emergence from the darkness of dictatorship.
Closed Eye Viewer (67min, 2025)
KIM Boyong
In July 2023, he visited Myanmar for a month, captured peaceful-looking places in Yangon with his camera and practiced Vipassana meditation. The streets of the city, Yangon University, the British Burma Office, Aung San Suu Kyi's house, the infamous political prison, golden temples, and the dark inner world. In Myanmar, where military oppression and the tranquility of meditation coexist, he opens his eyes and closes them.
Audience Circle
Korean only
It is not a one-to-many Q&A with an author or expert, but a round conversation among the audience, made up of speaking and listening. The audience, who used to look at the screen, now sit together and look at each other.
Rather than learning someone’s opinion, discussing, or making judgments, one utters their subjective feelings, listens deeply, and experiences personalized learning that naturally emerges.
Information
Admission
Free / No reservation required (Total: 60 seats)
Donation
- 211-910022-60904 / 하나은행(Hana Bank) / 상영활동(Screening Activities)
- We are raising donations to support recovery efforts in areas affected by the civil war and the earthquake in Myanmar.
- Donations collected through 'Screening Activities' are sent to Myanmar through other donation organizations, and part of the funds is donated to director Jin Hallissy's new documentary about Myanmar.
- All proceeds will be fully donated, and details and documentation of the donations will be made available on our website at a later date. Screening Activities is a non-profit, unregistered volunteer group (Registration No. 816-80-03215) and is not able to issue donation receipts.
Schedule
- 13:00 - 14:15: Myanmar Spring — Padauk Revolution, Sittwe
- 14:25 - 16:15: This Kind of Love, Closed Eye Viewer
- 16:20 - 17:00: Audience Circle
Notice
- No food is allowed inside the screening room. Tumblers and water bottles with lids are allowed. Other drinks are not allowed.
Contact
screen.actvt@gmail.com
People Involved
Jang Inhan, Kim Boyong, Kwak Seoyoung, Park Cheol-hwan
Special Thanks
Kim Shinu
Support
Graduate School of Communication & Arts, Yonsei University | Kirana Productions | Seoul International Women's Film Festival | Ssangri