by Windy Borman | Nov 11, 2010 | DVA Productions Blog, Media Productions Blog, Notes from the Director
One day before Veteran’s Day, I went on the UXO Lao field trip. I was a little nervous reading the consent form, since I had to give them my blood type (just in case there was an accident), but I am happy to report that I returned with all my limbs and some...
by Windy Borman | Nov 10, 2010 | DVA Productions Blog, Media Productions Blog, Notes from the Director
Yesterday I filmed an interesting conversation about Victim Assistance and the political and social difference between the words “survivor” and “victim”. According to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), around 10...
by Windy Borman | Nov 8, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
According to The Irrawaddy, during the U.S.-Vietnam War, the conflict spilled over into Laos, which led to U.S. warplanes dropping more than two million tons of bombs (or 270 million explosives) over Laos. This, according to UN data, is more than all the explosives...
by Windy Borman | Nov 7, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Today I attended a workshop called “Weaponery 101” presented by a former U.S. military/Department of Defense employee who know works for human rights. (He presented the information off the record so I cannot mention his name or give too many details, but...
by Windy Borman | Nov 6, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
The Convention on Cluster Munitions, CCM, prohibits all use, stockpiling, production and transfer of Cluster Munitions. Separate articles in the Convention concern assistance to victims, clearance of contaminated areas and destruction of stockpiles. The Convention was...
by Windy Borman | Nov 4, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Today I completed the 5-day film shoot at the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital. It has been an emotional week and I decided to wrap the day interviewing Soriada Salwala (FAE’s founder) and Dr. Preecha. The quest of a documentary film shoot...
