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SUMMARY:Myanmar migrant lives in Southeast Asia depicted
LOCATION:Cinema Room
DESCRIPTION:As a result of armed conflict, political repression and economi
 c precarity, Myanmar migrants have spread throughout and beyond the region 
 of Southeast Asia. While a minority come under formal refugee protection, t
 he majority have to find their way around temporary stays and illicit, ofte
 n underpaid work.  This session will screen three short films produced on a
 nd with Myanmar migrants by an experienced Shan film maker. The first two f
 ilms were co-produced in 2025 with ten young Shan migrants in Thailand in c
 ollaboration with the Ethnographic Impact for Social Justice projects hoste
 d at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The third film was produced by Ngao Tong
  Films and depicts the lives of two migrants from Myanmar who were forced t
 o rebuild their lives in Timor-Leste. \n\n- Letter to a Friend tells the st
 ory of Shan migrants in Thailand fleeing conflict, repression, and forced m
 ilitary recruitment in neighbouring Myanmar. Narrating his story to a frien
 d who stayed behind, the protagonist describes the dangerous journey from h
 is home country, his struggles to secure a livelihood without legal rights,
  and his concern for friends who remain back home. Against the background o
 f deteriorating human rights in Myanmar, and told in their own words, Lette
 r to a Friend depicts the deep humanity and resourcefulness of this group o
 f unrecognized refugees in an often forgotten part of the world.\n- The Ali
 en: Back in 2023, Nang Luen Khur, a migrant from Shan State, Myanmar, was a
 rrested in Chiang Mai due to her illegal status in Thailand. During her tim
 e in prison she got harassed by a prison guard and she has lived with that 
 pain until now. After 28 days in prison, the Thai authorities deported her 
 back to Myanmar. Nang Luen Khur was determined never to return to Thailand&
 #8230;\n- From Burma to Timor Leste: In 2006 two Burmese migrant workers on
  the Thai-Burma border thought they had found good paid work when they were
  offered an opportunity on a Thai fishing boat. Little did they realize the
 y had become part of human trafficking. Enduring incredibly harsh condition
 s, unable to leave the boat or return home they finally escaped by swimming
  to Timor-Leste. In this documentary they tell their amazing story of explo
 itation and hardship and how they finally found sanctuary.\n
URL:https://euroseas2026.org/panels/documenting-displacement-two-short-films-developed-by-young-shan-migrants-in-thailand
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