Stories about the lives of Southeast Asian young people and their search for their place in the midst of different challenges and joys.
Language: Eng Duration: 79 min Age Limit: For all ages
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C009
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Fri 6.3.
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The Novice Brothers
Director: -Country: -Year: 2023Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 9 minTwo years ago, Yan Shin and his younger brother Aung Moe were sent to live in a monastery in Yangon by their mother who was too poor and too ill to take care of them anymore. The documentary camera proves to be the perfect audience for these two spirited boys, but the film also reveals how important they are for each other and shows how the monastery has become a safe haven in which they are slowly learning how to cope with loss.
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The Girl with Brass Rings
Director: -Country: -Year: 2023Genre: AnimationDuration: 6 minA young girl from the Padaung ethnic group in Myanmar struggles to fit in at school. Are the brass rings she wears what set her apart? A short animation about the acceptance of difference. Based on real-life testimonials, this film is part of a series of animations that tell stories of inequality and discrimination in Myanmar at all levels of society, and encourage conversations around human rights and openness to different traditions and ways of life.
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Happy Days
Director: -Country: -Year: 2007Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 13 minA charming, uplifting portrait of the director’s irrepressibly ebullient next-door neighbour, 13-year-old Shoon Lei.
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Dating in the Dark
Director: -Country: -Year: 2025Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 51 minThe remote village of Naung Sone in the hills of southern Shan State has no electricity. It is early evening but already pitch black as a group of young men in their early twenties make their way along winding mountain paths to the houses of the young women they each hope to woo. In an age dominated by mobile phones and dating apps, one has to wonder what makes young Pa-O, one of Myanmar’s many ethnic groups, carry on this tradition of tea and talk in draughty rooms after a hard day’s work in the fields, with nothing but firelight and the vague promise of love to keep them going? It may be cold and dark outside, but there’s plenty of warmth and sparkle as we watch Shwe Ba, Chit Htwe and Kyaw Thu put their sweet-talking skills to the test – with sometimes tender, sometimes hilarious results. Secure in the comfort of their own homes, the girls they are courting – Moe Moe Aye, Aung Bway and Kham Bwe – give as good as they get: firing back questions that explore their suitors’ potential as husband material; or smiling good-naturedly and at times only just able to contain their laughter as the boys tie themselves up in verbal knots trying to declare their undying devotion. A cozy fire may be all these youngsters need to ignite the fame of love; meanwhile, the rest of the village is really looking forward to the day when they can finally light up the long nights with some electricity.
