Fighting for Land, Dreaming of Peace tells the story of a Kachin land rights activist from Northern Myanmar, who has faced displacement, arrest and persecution by the Myanmar government for her commitment to fighting for the rights of ethnic minorities throughout her country.
Fighting for Land, Dreaming of Peace was created utilising multiple life story interviews with the protagonist, ethnographic approaches and artist-to-artist mentorship. The film was produced both as an innovative qualitative research tool and a co-created engagement piece. As a research output, the film represents both a locally grounded and internationally collaborative creative project. It illustrates how ethnographic approaches can be utilised in practice in animation, by working closely with local artists and research participants as producers. The approach undertook to produce this animation also demonstrates how artists can grow their practice in new mediums through production, and by working with experienced creative practitioners in those formats.
This illustration is a part of the TRANSFORM project. It was created by PositiveNegatives, drawing on research conducted in partnership with PRIO.
You can also watch the illustration in English here.
