Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Mae Sot, Thailand.
Sermpanya (FilmAid) Foundation, Mae Sot, Thailand.
Front Public Health. 2022 Apr 21;10:795503. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.795503. eCollection 2022.
In this paper, we describe the development of the film, "Under the Mask," which follows the lives of three fictional characters who live on the Thai-Myanmar border as they journey from diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) to completion of treatment. Under the Mask was filmed on location on the Thai-Myanmar border by local filmmakers and former refugee populations. Cast members were chosen from communities living along the border. This paper describes the script development process, filming, and screening in the community. We also report the findings from the pre- and post-screening questionnaires and post-film focus group discussions. A total of 77 screening events took place between March 2019 and March 2020 to 9,510 audience members in community venues such as village squares, temples and monasteries ( = 21), schools/migrant learning centers ( = 49), and clinics ( = 4). The pre-and post-screen questionnaires showed a significant gain in self-perceived TB knowledge on prevention, transmission, signs and symptoms, and related discrimination. Our findings from 18 post-screening focus group discussions conducted with 188 participants showed that there were improvements in knowledge and awareness of the disease and treatment, as well as in the awareness of stigma, and the burdens of tuberculosis on patients and their families.
本文介绍了电影《面具之下》的制作过程，该片讲述了生活在泰国-缅甸边境的三个虚构角色的生活，他们从被诊断出患有结核病（TB）到完成治疗的过程。《面具之下》由当地电影制作人以及前难民群体在泰国-缅甸边境实地拍摄。演员是从边境地区的社区中挑选出来的。本文描述了剧本的开发过程、拍摄过程和社区放映。我们还报告了放映前和放映后的问卷调查结果以及电影放映后的焦点小组讨论结果。从 2019 年 3 月到 2020 年 3 月，共有 77 次放映活动在社区场所（如村庄广场、寺庙和修道院（=21）、学校/移民学习中心（=49）和诊所（=4））举行，共有 9510 名观众参加。放映前后的问卷调查显示，参与者对结核病预防、传播、症状和相关歧视的自我认知有了显著提高。我们从 18 次与 188 名参与者进行的放映后焦点小组讨论中发现，参与者对疾病和治疗的了解和认识有所提高，对污名化的认识以及结核病对患者及其家庭的负担也有所提高。
