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.
Credits
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.
Category
Documentary, Family Life, Society, Women, Ethnic Diversity, Health, Peace
Technical Details
Duration: 12‘54‘‘
Format 16:9 anamorphic
System PAL
Subtitles English
Copyright
Yangon Film School
Director's Statement
In the beginning, I wanted to make a film about how war-torn people and land mine victims are struggling with their lives. But after I saw deeper into the scene, I realized there are fewer stories about women who become victims of war and how they have been and are being abused by armed men and how they try to continue their difficult lives.
Director's 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.
Awards & Nominations
November, 2022
November, 2022
October, 2022
May, 2022
October, 2021
Screenings
Director's Filmography
Director
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