Of time and Myanmar’s legendary city Director Shunn Lei Swe Yee | Cinematography Shunn Lei Swe Yee and Slyne Mon | Sound Recordist Slyne Mon | Editor Zaw Naing Oo | Editing Mentor Karryn de Cinque SYNOPSIS The filmmaker looks back fondly on her childhood memories of Myanmar’s second largest city and contemplates how this […]
The making and breaking of Myanmar’s famous footwear Director and Cinematography: Nay Linn Htun Sound Recordist: Sai Nyi Nyi Editor: Zin Mar Oo Editing Mentor: Karryn de Cinque SYNOPSIS As cheaper footwear from China floods the domestic market, the makers of traditional velvet-and- leather Mandalay slippers are struggling to survive. ‘Sumptuously photographed and well-paced.’ BIOGRAPHY […]
An everyday object comes to life Director. Khin Warso Cinematography: Wynn Htut Sound Recordist and Editor: Sai Nyi Nyi Editing Mentor: Melanie Sandford SYNOPSIS The discovery of a discarded object from her past prompts the filmmaker to return to her native Mon State to chronicle its entire manufacturing process, from back-breaking extraction to utilisation. A […]
The Maramagyi people of Rakhine State in Myanmar Director Mim | Cinematographer and Editor May Htoo Choo | Sound Recordist San Kyaw Htun | Editing Mentor Tuula Mehtonen SYNOPSIS The Maramagyi are a Buddhist ethnic group who came to Myanmar’s Rakhine State from Bangladesh almost two centuries ago. In this portrait of a Maramagyi couple, […]
Family life in Myanmar’s far north Director Lin Hnin Aye | Cinematography Kyaw Ko Ko, Lin Hnin Aye | Sound Recordist Khin Warso | Editor Khin Myanmar | Editing Mentor Melanie Sandford SYNOPSIS The Washu family are Lisu. This gentle portrait describes their way of life in a remote village one hour north of […]
