On Jan. 10, the documentary director was imprisoned for life by Myanmar's military authorities under allegations she funded and helped terrorists. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief The ...

The Europe-based International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk has called for the immediate release of Myanmar documentary maker Shin Daewe. One of Myanmar’s leading female filmmakers, Shin Daewe ...

Taipei hosted the 14th edition of the Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TIDF) this month, an event that showcases over 200 movies with a focus on Myanmar, Ukraine, and Taiwan’s own history of ...

The special-events slate is dry this Thanksgiving week, but several regular theatrical releases, including two heart-warmers and a serial killer doc, are worth a look. "Rebuilding" is a narratively ...

Germany's leading indie film fest will pay tribute to filmmakers Na Gyi and Paing Phyo Thu, who went into hiding following the military coup in Myanmar. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief The ...

PBS’s long-running documentary showcase “POV” has picked up Sundance documentary contender “Midwives.” Directed by Snow Hnin El Hlaing and filmed over five years, the film — which premiered on Monday ...

(AP) American professor Robert Lieberman went to Myanmar to train local filmmakers and shot his own documentary on the sly. The solo-filmed “They Call It Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain,” pries the lid ...

Since the 1990s, women from Southeast Asian countries such as Myanmar, Vietnam, and Cambodia have been introduced or lured into mainland China, often becoming tools for childbirth. The film’s ...