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Bungkus

Synopsis

'Bungkus' is the Malay word for 'parcel', the name given to young women sent abroad to marry a man they may never have met so they can send money back to their families in Myanmar. Set in the Chin community of Yangon, the story follows Zing Zing whose tenderly flowering relationship with local boy Asang is threatened when her mother decides she must become a 'parcel'. The film's end is inspired by a real-life tragedy within the Chin community.

Director's Biography

Lay Thida has worked as a director and producer for a number of different organisations including the EU, ActionAid Myanmar, Metta Foundation, International Rescue Committee, the British Council and WaterAid creating audio-visual material for advocacy, promotion, education and awareness purposes.pe

Screenings

September, 2013
Myanmar Film Festival of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA., USA
February, 2012
Lifescapes South East Asian Film Festival
World Premiere
Chiang Mai, Thailand

Director's Filmography

2011

12‘0‘‘

2011

Director / Editor

12‘22‘‘

2011
Bungkus

Director

18‘50‘‘

2009

Director/Editor

18‘45‘‘

2009

23‘0‘‘

2008

Director/Editor

15‘59‘‘

2007

Director / Editor

18‘18‘‘

2007

22‘22‘‘

2006
A Sketch of Wathone

Sound Recordist

15‘58‘‘

2006
The Uninvited Guest

Sound Recordist

13‘49‘‘

2006

Director/Editor

13‘5‘‘

2005
Peace Of Mind

Sound Recordist

10‘11‘‘

Sound Recordist

15‘20‘‘

The Long Way Home

Director / Editor

8‘15‘‘

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Screenwriter Anna Biak Tha Mawi is a Chin national from Hakha who lives in Yangon where she is studying English Literature at the Myanmar Institute of Theology. Her poems and short stories have appeared in Chin magazines and her paintings and photographs have been shown in group exhibitions at the V30 Art Group and the New Zero Art Space. Anna joined a YFS Screenwriting Workshop in 2009 when she wrote early drafts of Bungkus. She would like to develop a feature-length version of this story once she has completed her University studies.

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