~ Sakse means “witness & evidence”in Jinghpaw language. ~

Mission & vision

The Sakse Media Ecosystem project aims to strengthen the capacity of emerging media-makers in Northern Burma to both produce world-class photography and film content and exhibit, distribute, and archive the content themselves. We do this through a system of training, long term mentorship, grants, the archive and providing exposure through exhibitions, social media platforms and international networking. Sakse aims to disseminate nuanced stories from this largely unknown part of the world to national, regional and international audiences. 

The Sakse aims to work through a mixed social enterprise model, which will place specific emphasis on helping students to understand the business side of media production / distribution. By working through this approach, we are building a durable model that will help our alumni and members to become successful artists both financially and creatively. It will also reduce the need for external funding for Sakse as an organization. Last but not least, a significant focus of Sakse is nurturing a new generation of leaders so that the organization can become fully locally-led.

Locally-led, world-class, independent media is crucial to push back against dominant narratives and tell nuanced stories that reflect people’s lived experiences, especially in complex ethnic contexts. Working in collaboration at the community level enables Sakse to develop an inter-generational media ecosystem, which allows people to tell stories not only of conflicts and displacement, but also of resilience and the capacity of the human spirit to create – against all odds.

We Are

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Sakse’s Show Reel

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Sakse’s Board of Advisors

Our advisors give critical advice & networking to help drive Sakse and it’s members to their goals