Synopsis
Onetime film director Jaing Chying runs a women’s shelter near Kachin Independence Army HQ in Laiza. Every day since civil war resumed between the Myanmar military and the Kachin Independence Organisation, she has written and recited a poem, thus giving an unmistakable voice to those caught up in this bitter conflict.
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Credits
Director/Camera: Seng Mai
Production Manager: Seng Moon Ja Nbyen
Co-Camera: Sai Kong Kham
Sound Recordist: Sai Kong Kham
Editors: Zin Mar Oo, Nu Nu Hlaing
Editing Mentor: Tuula Mehtonen
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Technical Details
Duration: 21‘57‘‘
16:9 Anamorphic
DVD PAL
English Subtitles
2014
Director's Biography
Seng Mai Kinraw was born in Kachin State in 1987 and moved with her family to Yangon during her childhood. Her first documentary, The Social Game, was shown at Wathann Film Fest#2 in Yangon in 2012 where it received the New Vision Award; the film also won a Special Mention at ChopShots Film Festival for Southeast Asian documentary held in Jakarta in the same year. Made during her studies at YFS, Last Kiss helped her to gain a scholarship for the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Germany where she graduated with an hour-long documentary entitled To Be With You which was broadcast on the German channel SWR.
Awards & Nominations
May, 2015
Screenings
Director's Filmography
Director
60‘0‘‘
Director/Screenwriter
29‘0‘‘
Director/Cinematographer
21‘57‘‘
Director/Cinematographer/Editor
12‘21‘‘
