Washu Family

The Washu Family

Family life in Myanmar’s far north

Synopsis

The Washu family are Lisu. This gentle portrait describes their way of life in a remote village one hour north of Putao in Kachin, where things have changed very little in the last century.

Director's Biography

Lin Hnin Aye (born in 1991) initially received training in journalism at Myanmar’s National Management College and worked as a part-time video journalist before discovering her love of documentary filmmaking. She has since contributed to a number of YFS productions including My Grandfather’s House (as sound recordist) and the Wathann Film Festival award-winning short Missing (as camera assistant). Having trained in participatory video during a YFS course in 2014, she joined YFS Travelling Cinema crews facilitating workshops in communities in Kachin and Shan states. Her documentary portrait of The Washu Family marked her first film as a director. She has gone on to direct a documentary about a Lisu shaman in Mogok township on the border to Shan State entitled Sound of the Spirits.

Director's Filmography

2023

63‘0‘‘

2016
The Washu Family

Director/Camera

25‘0‘‘

2015

Camera Assistant

18‘57‘‘

2013

13‘45‘‘

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‘An intimate and engaging portrait ... shot and edited to rhythm of the Washus’ daily life.’

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