Above and Below the Ground 2023
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Above and Below the Ground
In Myanmar’s first and only country-wide environmental movement, Indigenous women activists and punk rock pastors defend a sacred river from a Chinese-built megadam through protest, prayer, and Karaoke music videos.
In Myanmar’s first and only country-wide environmental movement, Indigenous women activists and punk rock pastors defend a sacred river from a Chinese-built megadam through protest, prayer, and Karaoke music videos.
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Aug 05, 2023 (Myanmar,Thailand,United States)
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1hr 26`
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Burmese
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Myanmar,Thailand,United States
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