Testimonies of a Massacre: Tula Toli

Filming in the border areas between Myanmar and Bangladesh and also the Rohingya refugee camps, Shafiur Rahman encountered survivors from what is likely to be the worst massacre of the Rohingya crisis of 2017 - Tula Toli. The film shows distressing images from the border as well as harrowing interviews with refugees who describe mass killings, including the killing of children, rape, and the destruction of entire villages. This film is the first documentary to discuss crucial evidence of pre-planning of the massacre on the part of the Myanmar military and officials designed to drive the Rohingya from their ancestral land. The crisis itself has resulted in well over half a million people, mainly children, fleeing their homes and becoming refugees.

  • Shafiur Rahman
    Director
  • Shafiur Rahman
    Producer
  • Shafiur Rahman
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes 47 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 24, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    6,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    Bangladesh
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Sheffield Doc Fest
    Sheffield
    United Kingdom
    June 8, 2018
    Doc/Dispatches Programme
  • London International Documentary Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    August 25, 2018
    Special screening for 25 August - 31 August
  • Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs
    London
    United Kingdom
    January 23, 2018
  • Frontline Club
    LONDON
    United Kingdom
    October 25, 2017
  • SA.FI.TER. PUGLIA ON THE ROAD
    Puglia
    Italy
    July 8, 2018
  • South Asian International Docufest
    Seattle
    United States
    April 21, 2018
  • Care International Film Awards
    New York
    United States
    April 13, 2018
    North American
  • One Shot Film Festival
    Yerevan
    Armenia
    June 9, 2018
  • Respect Human Rights Film Festival
    Belfast
    United Kingdom
    August 9, 2018
  • The Mediterranean Film Festival
    Syrcause
    Italy
    April 1, 2018
  • Short and Sweet Film Festival
    Utah
    United States
    January 18, 2019
  • 10th Valencia Human Rights Film Festival
    Valencia
    Spain
    February 8, 2019
  • Copenhagen Underground Film Festival
    Copenhagen
    Denmark
  • Refugees Welcome Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    October 28, 2018
Director Biography - Shafiur Rahman

Shafiur Rahman specialises in documentary films dealing with human rights. With a background in political economy, he has produced award-winning documentary films on migrant labour and stateless people. Starting December 2016, he has been filming in the border areas of Myanmar and Bangladesh following the Rohingya crisis, witnessing key moments over a period of 13 months.

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