Synopsis
Daw Ni Lang is a Chin national who lives in Yangon with her Chin husband and youngest son. She bustles around her home, laughs with friends at a local café and fondly remembers her early married life in Chin State. And yet underneath her cheerful demeanour lies a deep sense of loss at having had to leave her Chin homeland and part from four of her five children – all whom have left Myanmar to pursue lives abroad. A familiar story about migration, told in a new context.
Credits
Director: Zaw Naing Oo
Camera: Tun Lynn
Sound: Salai Tial Awi
Editor Mentor: Melanie Sandford
Category
Technical Details
Duration: 12‘53‘‘
Copyright
Yangon Film School
Director's Biography
Myanmar computer arts graduate Zaw Naing Oo (born in 1979) had his first brush with film at Myanmar production outfit Forever Group. Since enrolling at Yangon Film School in 2011 he has directed and/or edited several short documentaries. His portrait of a disparate Chin family in Empty Nest screened at a number of international festivals and earned him Best Short Student Documentary award in Palm Springs, USA in 2013. Lady of the Lake, which he also edited, marks his second film as director.
Awards & Nominations
June, 2013
Screenings
Director's Filmography
Director / Editor
12‘53‘‘
