bangkok warrior

Directed by AaronMan aaronman.com Small warrior is a short film to music that i filmed about one of Bangkok, Thailand's many poor communities More

Directed by AaronMan aaronman.com Small warrior is a short film to music that i filmed about one of Bangkok, Thailand's many poor communities living under one of hundreds of overhead freeways. Life in a ghetto under a bridge is not a pleasant place and of all the places ive been, South East Asia is where i see the greatest divide between the rich and the poor. When i talk about that divide, im not talking about the fact that the rich and the poor live in seperate areas , i am talking about the fact in an overwhelmingly huge metropolis like Bangkok, the hideously rich and the desperately poor often live within a stone's throw of eachother yet do not interact at all. It is rare that people dedicate any of their time, knowledge or expertise to supporting these underprivelaged communities. The fact of the matter is that it takes more than money, you cant get rid of poverty by giving people money; it takes education, resources, time, commitment and knowledge. As John Berger once said - 'The twentieth-century consumer economy has produced the first culture for which a beggar is a reminder of nothing.' personally this disturbs me. Its not about money, because empty pockets never held anyone back, only empty heads and empty hearts are able to do that....... Enjoy the short film and as always thankyou for taking the time to read and watch. Aaron
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Directed by AaronMan
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Small warrior is a short film to More

Directed by AaronMan
aaronman.com
Small warrior is a short film to music that i filmed about one of Bangkok, Thailand's many poor communities living under one of hundreds of overhead freeways. Life in a ghetto under a bridge is not a pleasant place and of all the places ive been, South East Asia is where i see the greatest divide between the rich and the poor. When i talk about that divide, im not talking about the fact that the rich and the poor live in seperate areas , i am talking about the fact in an overwhelmingly huge metropolis like Bangkok, the hideously rich and the desperately poor often live within a stone's throw of eachother yet do not interact at all. It is rare that people dedicate any of their time, knowledge or expertise to supporting these underprivelaged communities. The fact of the matter is that it takes more than money, you cant get rid of poverty by giving people money; it takes education, resources, time, commitment and knowledge. As John Berger once said - 'The twentieth-century consumer economy has produced the first culture for which a beggar is a reminder of nothing.' personally this disturbs me. Its not about money, because empty pockets never held anyone back, only empty heads and empty hearts are able to do that.......

Enjoy the short film and as always thankyou for taking the time to read and watch.

Aaron
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