Visible Silence
Visible Silence is a documentary film that provides a rare glimpse into the unspoken lives of Thai toms (butches), dees (femmes), and lesbians striving for recognition, authenticity, and acceptance in a traditional Buddhist society. It is tool for educational and activist use within Thailand and internationally.
Visible Silence had its:
World premiere, in competition, at the 55.Krakow Film Festival;
U.S. premiere at Frameline39: the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival
Asian premiere, Women Make Waves Film Festival, Taipei, Taiwan
Thai premiere, Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand
Followed by many screenings around the world.
For more information and about the film and to support its work, click here for the film’s website.
Visible Silence is distributed by Documentary Educational Resources. Click here to purchase, rent or stream the film.
Don’t Fence Me In won: the Grand Jury Best Documentary award from the Washington D. C. Independent Film Festival; Judges and Audience Awards from the San Diego Women’s Film Festival; and Director’s Citation Award from the Black Maria Film Festival.
Don’t Fence Me In: Major Mary and the Karen Refugees from Burma
Don’t Fence Me In is the compelling story of the life of 70-year old freedom fighter Major Mary On and her people’s struggle for self-determination. Her charismatic storytelling is accompanied by rare, clandestine footage smuggled out of the Karen refugee camps.
Don’t Fence Me In: Major Mary and the Karen Refugees from Burma has screened in such diverse venues as HBO’s Frame-By-Frame Festival, the Commonwealth Club of California and the World Affairs Council of Northern California. It has shown at dozens of prestigious film festivals, including: Canadian Film Centre’s Worldwide Short Film Festival; Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, UT; Kracow International Film Festival, Poland; Hawaii International Festival; and, Frameline’s San Francisco International LGBTI Film Festival. It has also been widely used as a public policy, fundraising, community building, and educational tool for refugee rights.
For more information and about the film and to support its work, click here for the film’s website.