I had a 1 hour 30 minute meeting with Fred today about the film while we ate breakfast (scrambled eggs). As a result of that talk I am much more hopeful, must more excited by this project
Here are some themes, some ideas we discussed. Still so much to process, and I am trying to get my head around everything.
- Helping-educating the eyestoburma way, how it all works.
- Interviews with Families, their perspective, using interpreters (children?).
- An understanding and accepting of other cultures. Not force feeding the families, but working with them.
- Outside influences, the negative impact they have.
- Conflict, Fred versus the NGOs, and other groups.
- Different methods of helping, the positives and negatives.
- The differences made, a child that goes to school, interview, a child that does not and works only the garbage.
- Lost people, children who left the system and their current lives. What might have been?
- Interviews with opposing groups, their points of view. Ask a question, let them talk, viewer will see a truer meaning.
- The taking of children from the families. The picking up, stealing of children, like they are trash (Fred) by various groups, fighting to get back home, bringing back children to families.
- Surplus babies? From MT.
- School conflict Buddhist school versus Christian (newly built).
- Mix of people in Buddha land (where Fred has rented land for the families to live). Their stories, dislikes and likes.
- Cultural differences, acceptance, ours is not the only way.
GOSH, DO I HAVE ENOUGH TIME?? There might be need of more trips, more filming, so many stories to tell here.
Here are some themes, some ideas we discussed. Still so much to process, and I am trying to get my head around everything.
- Helping-educating the eyestoburma way, how it all works.
- Interviews with Families, their perspective, using interpreters (children?).
- An understanding and accepting of other cultures. Not force feeding the families, but working with them.
- Outside influences, the negative impact they have.
- Conflict, Fred versus the NGOs, and other groups.
- Different methods of helping, the positives and negatives.
- The differences made, a child that goes to school, interview, a child that does not and works only the garbage.
- Lost people, children who left the system and their current lives. What might have been?
- Interviews with opposing groups, their points of view. Ask a question, let them talk, viewer will see a truer meaning.
- The taking of children from the families. The picking up, stealing of children, like they are trash (Fred) by various groups, fighting to get back home, bringing back children to families.
- Surplus babies? From MT.
- School conflict Buddhist school versus Christian (newly built).
- Mix of people in Buddha land (where Fred has rented land for the families to live). Their stories, dislikes and likes.
- Cultural differences, acceptance, ours is not the only way.
GOSH, DO I HAVE ENOUGH TIME?? There might be need of more trips, more filming, so many stories to tell here.
