Thursday, April 23, 2015

Ban That Scene (Burma, 2012)


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This is a short video which was made by an independent filmmaker (Wyne) from Burma (Myanmar). It is a 17-minutes satire film. Short film, so a short article.

The Plot

A film maker approaches the censor board to certify his film. The board consisting of some 15-20 people from different government departments watches the film. Every member voices their opinion and asks\argue to remove certain scenes from the film. The actual film ends in a chaos.

Few banned items proposed by the officials- Shots & Reason.
  • Scene showing beggar- Other countries will think Myanmar is full of beggars.
  • Women dressing.
  • Men and women “talking” about love.
  • Government official taking bribe.
  • Power Outages. Yes!
The short-film, mocks at the pitiable state of the certifying authority. I equate this film to the recent happenings in the Indian Censor Board (CBFC) releasing a list words which should be banned in the films.

Full Film in YouTube.


Earlier posts in this series- Afghanistan 

Country Series – This will feature countries from alphabetical order, A to Z. One film from a country will be written on a weekly basis. Next in the series will be from Columbia, South America.


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