Synopsis
Save the Children's Child Rights Governance Programme supports and builds the capacity of children and civil society organisations to work for children's rights. Let's get on the Bus describes how the children of one Ayeyarwaddy Delta community joined forces with the local community-based organisation to convert an old truck into a school bus – thus promoting school attendance and local civil society undertakings. As the photogenic vehicle chugs its way along coastal paths, teenager Nyi Nyi Lwin of Myo Set Thit Children's Group and warm and dedicated father-of-three U Aung Win of the community based organisation Deedugone Karuna Social Aid Association, share their motivations for getting involved in this and other projects and tell us how they hope to inspire others to work towards improving the lives of children and adults alike.
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Credits
Director: Maung Okkar
Camera: Aung Ko Ko
Sound Recordist: Zaw Win Htwe
Editor: Hnin Ei Hlaing
Editing Mentor: Regina Bärtschi
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Technical Details
Duration: 15‘51‘‘
16:9 Anamorphic
System: PAL
English Subtitles
2012
Copyright
Yangon Film Services
Director's Biography
Maung Okkar's film career began at the age of 14 when he starred in Datkhe, a feature film directed by his father – the celebrated filmmaker U Wunna. Okkar's first documentary Charcoal Boy screened to acclaim at a number of international film festivals. His second work as a director was The Game, a gritty documentary about the cut and thrust of Myanmar kickboxing, which was shown during the Art of Freedom Film Festival in Yangon in 2011. Let's Get on the Bus was his first commissioned work for an NGO. He is also the co-founder of Save Myanmar Film, an organisation dedicated to preserving Myanmar’s film heritage.
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