Burma's Forbidden Islands

Frederique Lengaigne and Klaus Reisinger take their cameras to one of Earth’s last frontiers: the Mergui archipelago of Myanmar, the country once known as Burma. The largely uncharted chain of more than 800 islands, cradled by pristine reefs and turquoise waters, has recently been declared off-limits to outsiders by the country’s government. Few people have ever seen the islands, except for the Moken—seafaring nomads who survive on the bounty of the sea. For months, the filmmakers trail the elusive nomads, explore their ancient customs, encounter rare and endangered animals, and witness the transformation of wild Myanmar—and perhaps the Moken themselves.

Contact
Smart, Keenan
National Geographic Television & Film
Head of National History Unit
1145 17th Street NW
Washington, District of Columbia
United States
Phone : (202) 775-6184

Production Company
National Geographic Television & Film

Producer
Frederique Legaigne: Producer
Klaus Reisinge: Producer
Brian Breger: Producer
Kathryn Pasternak: Supervising Producer
David Royle: Executive Producer

Camera
Klaus Reisinger

Sound
Frederique Legaigne

Mixer
David Huber: Sound Design & Mixer

Composer
Michael Whalen Music

Writer
Mischa Gauss

Other Credit
Keenan Smart: Head of the NHU