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The struggles of several orphaned children left to fend for themselves and rebuild their shattered lives in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis in Burma.
On May 2, 2008, a Category 4 cyclone made landfall on Burma's
southern coast. Winds of 130 miles per hour raged all night, and
storm surge drowned much of the Irrawaddy Delta in over 12 feet of
water. Whole villages vanished, at least 130,000 people died, and
two million were left homeless, making Cyclone Nargis the worst
natural disaster in Burma's history. Among the survivors were
thousands of children orphaned or separated from their parents.
"Eyes of the Storm" tells the struggles of several orphaned
children left to fend for themselves and rebuild their shattered
lives in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. Among others featured in
the program is 10-year-old Ye Pyint, who is now surrogate father to
his younger brother and sister; they live in a makeshift hut in
what remains of their village. Min, a 16-year old who is the sole
survivor from his family, is now trying to live as a monk in a
Buddhist monastery miles away from his devastated home. Through the
eyes of the Burmese filmmaking team who shot undercover for more
than10 months in defiance of the ruling junta's media blackout,
WIDE ANGLE provides a rare window into one of the world's most
secretive countries. The documentary also features American and
British journalists who have reported from Burma and speak of its
history and the hopes and fears for its future.