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.
Credits
Director: Lay Thida
Screenwriter & Production Manager: Anna Biak Tha Mawi
Cinematographer: Kyaw Ko Ko
Sound Recordist: Hnin Ei Hlaing
Assistant Director: Khin Myo Myat
Camera Assistant: Lars Barthel
Editor: Khin Khin Hsu
Project Mentors: Rachel Mathews, Lars Barthel, Ivan Horák, Helke Madry, Regina Bärtschi
Category
Technical Details
Duration: 18‘50‘‘
Copyright
Yangon Film School
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
Director's Filmography
Director
18‘50‘‘
Sound Recordist
15‘58‘‘
Sound Recordist
13‘49‘‘
Sound Recordist
10‘11‘‘
Sound Recordist
15‘20‘‘
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.
