Insein Rhythm (10’45”) |
Synopsis
Insein Rhythm is a humorously edited portrait of the sights, sounds and rhythms of Yangon’s Insein railway station – but a stone’s throw from the country’s infamous Insein prison.
Credits
Director: Soe Moe Aung, Camera: Han Lin Thwin, Sound: Nu Nu Hlaing, Editor: Kyaw Myo Lwin, Project Mentor: Lay Thida, Editing Mentor: George Cragg
Biography
Soe Moe Aung hails from Hmawbi, a town about 30 kilometers northwest of Myanmar’s former capital of Yangon. An audio technician and radio announcer, he has worked for a number of local stations and also writes drama for radio. He attended a film course in India’s New Delhi before being accepted to the Yangon Film School (YFS) in 2012. Made during a YFS workshop, Insein Rhythm marks his first short documentary.
Filmography
2011 Behind the Mask (7’35”, director)
2012 The Painter (3’20”, director)
2013 Insein Rhythm (10’45”, director)
Festival Screenings
04/2013 WORLD PREMIERE at Vision Du Réel International Film Festival, Nyon, Switzerland
10/13 German Premiere, DOK Leipzig, Germany
10/13 Sea ArtsFestival, London, UK
11/13 Wiesbadener Kinofestival e.V. exground filmfest, Wiesbaden, Germany