[BLS-News] Burma VJ - Buddhist Film Nominated for 2010 Academy Award Best Documentary this Thursday, March 25, 2010 6:00 PM

[Broward Lotus Sangha]

 *The Broward Lotus Sangha *
*and *
*The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival*
*Invite you to a screening of *
 *BURMA VJ*
*Winner Of Over 40 International Awards*
*Nominated for 2010 Academy Award - Best Documentary*
*Thursday, March 25 at 6pm*

"*In 2007, after decades of self-imposed silence, Burma became headline news
across the globe when peaceful Buddhist monks led a massive rebellion.* More
than 100,000 people took to the streets protesting a cruel dictatorship that
has held the country hostage for more than 40 years. Foreign news crews were
banned, the Internet was shut down, and Burma was closed to the outside
world. So how did we witness these events? Enter the Democratic Voice of
Burma (DVB), aka the Burma VJs: Armed with pocket-sized video cameras, a
tenacious band of Burmese reporters face down death to expose the repressive
regime controlling their country.

"Compiled from the shaky handheld footage of the DVB, acclaimed filmmaker
Anders Ostergaard's *Burma VJ* pulls us into the heat of the moment as the
VJs themselves become the target of the Burmese government. Their tactical
leader, code-named Joshua, oversees operations from a safe hiding place in
Thailand. Via clandestine phone calls, Joshua dispenses his posse of video
warriors, who covertly film the abuses in their country, then smuggle their
footage across the border into Thailand. Joshua ships the footage to Norway,
where it is broadcast back to Burma and the world via satellite."
*Burma VJ*plays like a fiction thriller, but it is all true.

*Click here to watch the* Burma VJ Trailer
<http://burmavjmovie.com/>Directed by Anders Ostergaard

Learn more and RSVP here:
http://www.meetup.com/Broward-Lotus-Sangha/calendar/12943195/

*FREE for FLIFF Members*
*General Admission $9 *
*Students and Seniors $7*
*Click here to Buy Tickets<https://www.fliff.com/buy_tickets_1.asp?sID=4453>
*

*Directions:*
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Cinema Paradiso is located in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale, on the
south side of the New River, one block East of the Broward County
Courthouse.
*From US 1 (coming from the North)*
Head south past Broward Blvd, thru tunnel to SE 7 Street and turn right at
the light, take an immediate right, this takes you directly to the Cinema.
*From US 1 (coming from the South)*
Head North on US1 till you get to SE 7 Street, turn Left, take an immediate
right, this takes you directly to the Cinema.
*From I-95 north*
Exit Broward Boulevard, go east to SE 3rd Avenue, turn right, go over the
bridge and the first light will be SE 6 Street. Turn left, Cinema is one
block ahead on the left.
*From I-95 south*
Exit Davie Boulevard, go east to SE 3rd Avenue, turn left, go two traffic
lights to SE 6 Street, turn right, Cinema is one block ahead on the left.
*Click here for* Theater Location and Parking
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*FREE Parking* at *street meters* after 6pm nightly and all day on Sundays,
and at the *Courthouse Parking Garage* Monday - Friday from 5pm and all day
and night on Weekends. To access the garage, enter the Employee Parking
Entrance on the East side of the Courthouse Parking garage via S.E. 5th
Avenue. (follow the Cinema Paradiso / Fort Lauderdale International Film
Festival parking signs)

*Click here to learn more about the Broward Lotus
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*Click here to learn more about the *Fort Lauderdale International Film
Festival <http://fliff.com/>

COME JOIN US FOR THIS DHARMA MOVIE NIGHT!
A Lotus Flower for You,
Broward Lotus Sangha
www.BrowardLotusSangha.org <http://www.browardlotussangha.org/>
In the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh

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