A screening of The Execution, a fundraising film produced by a group called Karenni’s Arts Creation (KAC), was held at Red Bookcase Library & Thirsty Bug Coffee in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on March 18.
“The story takes place in a deserted area of Karenni State during a time of intense conflict. Eleven junta soldiers are marching as reinforcements toward Hpasawng. While passing through a village, they encounter a strange phenomenon. The timeline of the movie captures the events occurring within a single day,” Solomon Soe, the film’s director, told DVB.
Proceeds from the film screening will go toward supporting education for children living in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Karenni State, as well as toward preserving ethnic Karenni culture, according to event organizers.
“The military is producing many films to spread various forms of propaganda through art. We came up with the idea of a counteroffensive against that propaganda. In The Execution we show how the military perpetrates atrocities [against civilians],” said John Meia, the KAC chairperson and the film’s producer.
The Execution will be screened at the Alliance Française Chiang Mai on March 28. Tickets cost 250 THB.
Lose and Hope, the first KAC film, was screened in 24 countries. Proceeds went to food supplies for the IDP camps, where 139,900 live temporarily since fleeing their homes following the 2021 military coup, according to the U.N. in Myanmar.
