Christian Science Monitor: ‘Burma VJ,’ harrowing tale of Burma protests, is Oscar contender – Howard LaFranchi

8 March 2010, 11:56 am

Washington — When Aye Chan attends the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, it will be for his role as a director – not of a movie but of the exiled Burmese news agency that is the subject of one of this year’s Best Documentary nominees.Mr. Chan is executive director and chief editor at [...]... Read More »

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