Synopsis
Aung Kyaw Naing and Ma Cho Lay are members of a fishing community struggling to make a living along a stretch of coastline near Thanbyuzayat in Mon State in Myanmar. Soon they will be faced with a curtailed fishing season as a result of new government legislation.
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Credits
Director/Camera: Khin Maung Kyaw
Sound Recordist: Sai Kong Kham
Editor: Hnin Ei Hlaing
Editing Mentor: Tuula Mehtonen
Technical Details
Duration: 30‘1‘‘
16:9 Anamorphic
DVD PAL
English Subtitles
2013
Copyright
Yangon Film School
Director's Statement
"I’ve known this coastline ever since I was a little boy. In my imagination, it has always been a place of beauty and inspiration. Only when I started making this documentary did I discover how harsh life can be and how hard the fisherfolk must strive to make a living here. This makes me appreciate this memorable place even more than I did before."
Director's Biography
Cinematographer and director Khin Maung Kyaw is originally from Thanbyuzayat in Myanmar’s Mon State, but now lives in Yangon. Joining YFS in 2011 kick-started his career in documentary; he has since worked on a large number of films as cinematographer, including Take Me Home by Shin Daewe which won Best Documentary Award at the Wathann Film Festival in Yangon in 2013. Co-founded with fellow YFS-alumnus Sai Kong Kham, his production company Tagu Films is one of the country’s top addresses for independent filmmaking. When the Boat Comes In, which screened at the prestigious Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival in Japan among others, was Khin Maung Kyaw’s directorial debut.
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Director/Cinematographer
30‘1‘‘
Cinematographer
20‘0‘‘
