Myanmar's Killing Fields is a 2018 British-American television documentary film about the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar. Produced by the American investigative journalism program Frontline on PBS, it investigates the origin of the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar as well as the ongoing situation of the Rohingya people. Shot and directed by Patrick Wells and reported by Evan Williams, the film aired on PBS in the United States on May 8, 2018, and on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom as part of the program Dispatches on May 14.
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| Directed by | Patrick Wells |
| Narrated by | Will Lyman[1] |
| Music by | Jonny Pilcher[1] |
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| Original language | English |
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| Cinematography | Patrick Wells[1] |
| Editor | Gary Beelders[1] |
| Running time | 53 minutes |
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| Release | May 8, 2018 |
The documentary won the BAFTA Award for Best Current Affairs.
Home media
editThe film was released on DVD by PBS on July 31, 2018.[2] It was later made available by Frontline for streaming on YouTube without charge on February 17, 2021.[3]
Reception
editEric Black of MinnPost praised the film as "a horrifying and heartbreaking testimony to man's inhumanity to man."[4]
Accolades
edit| Award | Ceremony date | Category | Subject | Result |
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| British Academy Television Awards[5] | May 12, 2019 | Best Current Affairs | Myanmar's Killing Fields | Won |
| News and Documentary Emmy Awards[6] | September 24, 2019 | Outstanding Investigative Documentary | Myanmar's Killing Fields | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Myanmar's Killing Fields - Credits". PBS. WGBH Educational Foundation. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Frontline: Myanmar's Killing Fields". Amazon.com. Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ FRONTLINE PBS | Official (February 17, 2021). "Myanmar's Killing Fields (full documentary) | FRONTLINE". YouTube. Google LLC. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Black, Eric (May 8, 2018). "'Myanmar's Killing Fields' is a horrifying look at ethnic cleansing". MinnPost. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ Jamieson, Natalie; Ritman, Alex (May 12, 2019). "'Killing Eve' and 'Patrick Melrose' Dominate at BAFTA TV Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ THR staff (September 14, 2019). "News & Documentary Emmys: 2019 Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
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