Organizer: Burma Spring Benefit Film Festival

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The original Burma Spring Benefit Film Festival (BSBFF) ran from June 4-20, 2021 and raised nearly US$50,000 in generous audience donations. Thank you everyone who contributed!

But the military is still ruling the country, still seizing and holding political prisoners (including leading democratically elected government officials), still violently suppressing any resistance. Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to prison in a widely condemned and flawed judicial process. There are ongoing refugee crisis on the borders, and fighting erupts periodically against the ethnic states... our work is far from done.

An Encore Edition of the BSBFF with new films and panels added takes place February 1-13, 2022, exactly one year since the coup, to bring new attention to the suffering in the country, and to raise more much needed money for trusted civil society groups in Myanmar. These provide humanitarian assistance in Chin, Kachin, Karen, Karenni and Shan states-poor, ethnic areas most severely impacted by food insecurity and emergency shelter needs. Support will also go to freelance media and non-violent human rights activists forced into Thailand.

Know that your contributions will make a difference in Myanmar, through enabling dedicated local organizations to courageously carry on grassroots work in a time of darkness, and by letting them know the world is still holding a light for peaceful change. Click the "Get Pass" button above and make a donation of whatever you can afford and then explore the full program of films and panels February 1-13, 2022.

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