Talk about journalism with some risks! Burma along with North Korea are some of the most closed societies on the planet and in this documentary some passionate and devoted film journalists risk their lives to document their country's struggles.

And struggles hardly seems a fitting word. In this tiny Asian country the reporters must hide their cameras in bags to catch footage when they can and even leave the country when things get too hairy.

But the real chaos starts in 2007 when Buddhist monks, who are not supposed to get politically involved, march through the streets in a peaceful protest over the country's lack of democracy. The demonic and aggressive state does not take this well and attack the monks. The violence continues to escalate and the 27-year-old reporter, 'Joshua' becomes the leader of these video journalists.

He and his team find ways to smuggle the footage out of the country to foreign news channels like the BBC, which can then open a window onto the Burma state and its tactics. But the state is no dummy and undercover cops regularly chase Joshua and his colleagues, trying to snatch the cameras or worse. In one of the marches by the monks a Japanese journalist attempting to film the situation was killed point blank by some of the soldiers. Had Joshua and his team not been there the world may never have known. It's an incredible story of courage and passion that instils further understanding of the importance of the press. Without these individuals the world would have no idea how oppressive the state is. Thank goodness there are people in the world who will stand-up for what is right.

'Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country', Tradewinds Auditorium of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute at 6.30 p.m. today.