Join us virtually on the International Day of Human Rights! Educators will hear from the film makers of Padauk: Myanmar Spring as well as scholar Palita Chinsaengchan, Assistant Professor from the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota. Participants will receive a resource list and viewing guide on the film, and will discuss how to use this film in their classrooms. Participants should view the film before the workshop.
All registrants will receive a free screening link to view the film prior to the talk as well as a detailed resource list and viewing guide.
Attendance for this exceptional event is free for educators, but registration is required.
About the Film
Padauk: Myanmar Spring takes the viewer to the streets of Myanmar during the heady days following the February 2021 military coup. Through Nant, a young, first-time protester, we meet three human rights activists whose lives have been turned upside down by the coup.
As the protests continue, Nant comes to understand the truth of a brutal regime that has continued to wage war against its own people for decades. Against a foreboding backdrop, Nant’s political awakening regarding the plight of others in her ethnically diverse country gives hope for the future.
Beautifully augmented by poetry and art, Padauk: Myanmar Spring shows the resilience and determination of the people of Myanmar, and the sacrifices they’ve made.
This event is proudly sponsored by Title VI National Resource Centers in International Studies: the Institute for Global Studies at the University of Minnesota, the Institute of World Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Global Studies Center-Pitt, and the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS NRC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
