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.
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Shafiur RahmanDirector
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Shafiur RahmanProducer
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Shafiur RahmanKey Cast
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Project Type:Documentary
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Runtime:20 minutes 47 seconds
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Completion Date:October 24, 2017
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Production Budget:6,000 GBP
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Country of Filming:Bangladesh
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Sheffield Doc FestSheffield
United Kingdom
June 8, 2018
Doc/Dispatches Programme -
London International Documentary FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
August 25, 2018
Special screening for 25 August - 31 August -
Chatham House, Royal Institute of International AffairsLondon
United Kingdom
January 23, 2018 -
Frontline ClubLONDON
United Kingdom
October 25, 2017 -
SA.FI.TER. PUGLIA ON THE ROADPuglia
Italy
July 8, 2018 -
South Asian International DocufestSeattle
United States
April 21, 2018 -
Care International Film AwardsNew York
United States
April 13, 2018
North American -
One Shot Film FestivalYerevan
Armenia
June 9, 2018 -
Respect Human Rights Film FestivalBelfast
United Kingdom
August 9, 2018 -
The Mediterranean Film FestivalSyrcause
Italy
April 1, 2018 -
Short and Sweet Film FestivalUtah
United States
January 18, 2019 -
10th Valencia Human Rights Film FestivalValencia
Spain
February 8, 2019 -
Copenhagen Underground Film FestivalCopenhagen
Denmark -
Refugees Welcome Film FestivalBerlin
Germany
October 28, 2018
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.