Synopsis
Hunter-gatherer, artist, philosopher, teacher, one-man-band and loving husband and father, the versatile and irrepressible Han Shwe is something of a Burmese ‘Renaissance man’. This uplifting documentary follows him as he works tirelessly to scrape together a living for his wife and his children and incredibly still finds time to promote democracy in his rural locality in transitional Myanmar.
‘A touching and beautifully photographed portrait of a unique individual, nicely interspersed with glimpses of rural life, politics and music. The protagonist’s energy pervades the film and his positive attitude to life is utterly infectious’
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Credits
Director: Soe Moe Aung
Camera: Khin Maung Kyaw
Sound Recordist: Sai Kong Kham
Editor: Myo Min Khin
Editing Mentors: Melanie Sandford, Jessica Ehlebracht
Categories
Technical Details
Duration: 42‘21‘‘
16:9 Anamorphic
DVD PAL
English Subtitles
2014
Copyright
Yangon Film School
Director's Biography
Soe Moe Aung (born in 1985) is from Hmawbi, a town about 30 kilometres northwest of Myanmar’s former capital of Yangon. Having trained as an audio technician and radio announcer, he worked for a number of local stations and also wrote drama for radio before joining Yangon Film School in 2012. His first short YFS documentary, Insein Rhythm, premiered at Visions du réel international documentary film festival in Nyon in Switzerland in 2013; his short drama, Next Month, won an award at the Wathann Film Festival in Yangon in 2013. He has since directed another short fictional work, To School which was produced during a Yangon Film School course, as was A Man for All Seasons.
Awards & Nominations
December, 2013
Screenings
Director's Filmography
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