Broken (12’54”) |
B R O K E N
Some parts of conflicted Myanmar are no place for a girl
Director Nan Khin San Win | Camera Zau Myit Ding | Sound Recordist Mai Aik Yunn Project Mentor Sai Naw Kham | Editor Thae Zar Chi Khaing
Editing Mentor Tuula Mehtonen F.C.E.
SYNOPSIS
Life for women and girls is far from safe in parts of conflict-affected Kayah State. In this absorbing short documentary, first-time director Khin San Win explores both her own trauma and that of another woman from her village in a bid to break the silence that shrouds violence against women in Myanmar.
BIOGRAPHY
Nan Khin San Win (25) was born and grew up in Bawlakhe Township in Myanmar’s Kayah State. She discovered her passion for filmmaking while taking part in a workshop run by YFS alumni in the Kayan capital of Loikaw. ‘I want to reveal the many hidden stories in Kayah’ she says of her decision to enrol at YFS in 2020. Broken, in which she bravely examines her own biography, is her first documentary as a director.
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
August 2021 Seoul International Women’s Film Festival, Seoul, Korea
World Premiere and Nomination for Best Asian Short Award
October 2021 Yamagata International Film Festival, Yamagata, Japan
SPECIAL MENTION BEST ASIAN CURRENTS AWARD
November 2021 4th Ground Up Student Film Festival, Hongkong
December 2021 Visual Documentary Project, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Duration 12’54’’ | Format 16:9 anamorphic | System PAL | Subtitles English | 2021