Canadian Premiere
Repurposed government propaganda footage and haunting folk lullabies are used to deconstruct Myanmar’s dictatorship and examine the suffering and resilience of the Burmese people.
Myanmar
2024
In Burmese with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Lin Htet Aung, Yuzana No No
Screenwriter
Lin Htet Aung
Editor
Lin Htet Aung
Original Music
Wey Yinn Teo
Lin Htet Aung
Lin Htet Aung, born in 1998, is a filmmaker based in Myanmar. A published avant-garde poet, he began making short films in 2017, and his works have screened at several international film festivals. He won Best Director (2020) and Best Screenplay (2023) at SGIFF, and the Tiger Short Award at IFFR in 2025. Aung is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents, Locarno Filmmakers Academy, and the Asian Film Academy, as well as a Prince Claus Seed Awardee. He is currently developing his debut feature, Making A Sea, which received a grant from the Asian Cinema Fund.
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