Art as a Weapon is a documentary about the collision of human rights, buddhism and art as a weapon for peace in Burma. This is a project in-the-making by San Diego’s own talented Jeff Durkin from Breadtruck Films. 

Quoted from the Art as a Weapon Kickstarter project page:

“Art as a weapon” will look at the connection between street Art, Buddhism and the struggle for Democracy by using the closed country of Burma as a case study. The film will follow a Buddhist monk poet who’s building a library, artist Shepard Fairey painting a 30’ tall mural, and a elementary school art class learning how to use spray paint- giving the audience a peek into the the lives of artists and how art has the power to move people. Interviews include Shepard Fairey and Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.

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ART AS A WEAPON WEBSITE

We created these posters for them to help raise awareness about the project and to show our support for an amazing, worthwhile cause. 

Our thanks to Studio Castillero for supplying the photo featured in this piece of Shepard Fairey’s Burmese Monk mural.