Travel To South Asia Through NFB Films
Travel To South Asia Through NFB Films
For all of you who’ve wanted to travel internationally but just couldn’t find the time or money… did you know there’s an NFB film for that?
Take a cinematic trip to South Asia through 7 NFB docs!
??Myanmar (Burma)??, ??Sri Lanka??, and ??Thailand??
Buddhism
Travel through Southeast Asia to India, Burma, Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), Thailand, Japan, China and many other countries to discover the history and ideas behind Buddhism.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/buddhism/
??India??
The India Trip
Welcome to a spiritual community near Pondicherry, India, where devotees of the mystic Sri Aurobindo come to live the contemplative life alongside their 94-year-old guru.
The India Trip, Bill Davies, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
Juggernaut
Follow the incredible story of the convoy that carried the 70-ton heart of a Canadian atomic reactor to Rajasthan, India, in 1968.
Juggernaut, Eugene Boyko, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
Slums: Cities of Tomorrow
The housing problem in the age of urban overcrowding
??Cambodia??
Invisible World
Download a non-linear, interactive story that allows you to move between the points of view of three people whose lives intersect around a near-tragedy in Cambodia.
??Indonesia??
Wet Earth and Warm People
Catch a candid glimpse of Indonesia and its people that was filmed in and around Jakarta in 1971. This doc captures a society caught between the traditional past and conflicting options for the future.
Wet Earth and Warm People, Michael Rubbo, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
??Philippines??
Pasalubong: Gifts from the Journey
Meet Bonifacio, a young man who struggles with his return to the Philippines after having immigrated to Canada.
Pasalubong: Gifts from the Journey, Hari Alluri, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
