Cameras for The Invisible Ones

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Karin Kuiper, widow of the celebrated Dutch author Karel Glastra van Loon, travels to the Thai-Burma border to continue his work of supporting Burmas forgotten refugees.

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On July 1, 2005, Karel Glastra van Loon, one of the Netherlands most acclaimed authors, died tragically of a brain tumour. Two and a half years earlier, Karel and his young family had spent 3 months in the small frontier town of Mae Sot, on Thailands western border with Burma, researching what turned out to be, his last novel, The Invisible Ones.

The novel was the first in a project initiated by the Netherlands Refugee Foundation to link Dutch writers with forgotten refugee groups. And although Karel managed to finish his book before he died, his further plans to provide refugees with digital cameras were left unrealised.

In March 2008, Karin returns to Mae Sot determined to realise Karels plan. Along the way she retraces the steps he took researching The Invisible Ones. The film weaves these emotional scenes, together with radio broadcasts recorded by Karel during his stay, and passages from his book, to provide a powerful insight into the complex issues facing the Burmese people.

The generals who rule Burma have gone to great pains to close off their country from the prying eyes of the world. The challenge now is to give ordinary people the tools with which to make The Invisible Ones visible.

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