Testimonies of a massacre: Tula Toli
Filmed in Myanmar-Bangladesh border areas and Rohingya camps, Shafiur Rahman’s documentary on the 2017 Tula Toli massacre reveals harrowing interviews and evidence of pre-planned atrocities by Myanmar's military, including mass killings, rape, and village destruction. Over half a million, mainly children, fled, making this crisis one of unprecedented scale.
Premiered at Sheffied Docs
The film was first screened at the Frontline Club in London, followed by a panel discussion in October 2017. In 2018, it was showcased at Sheffield Docs. Since then, it has been featured at numerous festivals and aired on various TV channels.
BBC Newshour interview
The documentary by Shafiur Rahman uncovers evidence that Myanmar’s military operation against Rohingya in Tula Toli was pre-planned. Click on graphic to listen.
CNN coverage
CNN published a report and video package by Clarissa Ward on the Tula Toli massacre based on Shafiur Rahman's work, highlighting the atrocities faced by the Rohingya in that village. Click the graphic to read on the CNN site.
review by Prof Penny green
"This extraordinary film enters the wretched heart of Myanmar's genocidal aftermath... revealed in the devastating consequences of Myanmar's final assault on the Rohingya village of Tula Toli - as villagers flee the most devastating massacre of the genocide....revealed through the intimate testimony of Rohingya victims." Penny Green, Professor of Law and Globalisation, Director of the State Crime Initiative, Queen Mary University of London
Hasina and her husband Shahidul. Their one-year-old baby was burned alive by soldiers.
review by justin rowlatt
"Testimonies of a massacre: Tula Toli” is one of the most remarkable films you are likely to see this year. Shafiur Rahman’s film contains scenes of jaw-dropping horror... He has produced what is, without question, the most vivid record of the appalling horrors perpetrated against the Rohingya people by the Myanmar government. His work proves that one determined documentary maker working alone can best the mightiest broadcasters in the world." Justin Rowlatt, then BBC South Asia Correspondent.