Synopsis
Limbo tells the powerful story of a 19-year-old woman who is raped at home in Kayin State by her uncle. Initially pressured by her uncle to remain silent and abort the child that resulted from the attack, she is still determined to obtain justice in order to bring up her young son in an equal society.
Director's Biography
Nwaye Zar Che Soe
Nwaye Zar Che Soe was born in the Ayeyarwady Delta in 1973 but grew up in the Moe Kaung Electricity Yard in Ahlone Township in the western part of Yangon where her father worked for the Ministry of Electricity and Energy. Before joining YFS, she ran an internet café and studied for an MA in Social Studies and Sciences. When her husband lost his sight, he and she co-founded the Myanmar Independent Living Initiative (MILI), an NGO focusing on raising awareness about people living with disabilities.
Awards & Nominations

October, 2018
ANIMATOU International Animation Film Festival
Best Short Animation Film
Geneva, 2018-10

October, 2018
WHO Health for All Film Festival
Grand Prix Award
Geneva, 2018-08
November, 2019
KIN International Women’s Film Festival
Yerevan, 2019-12
Screenings
December, 2021
Beyond Borders: A Feminist Film Festival – Voices from South Asia
India and Online
December, 2020
Malaysia Freedom Film Festival
2021-12
September, 2020
Rising of Lusitania AnimaDoc Film Festival
Lodz, 2020-12
April, 2020
Global University Film Awards (GUFA)
2020-09
December, 2019
BogoShorts International Film Festival
Bogota, 2020-04
June, 2019
Sardinia Film Festival
Sardinia, 2019-11
March, 2019
Watersprite International Student Film Festival
Best Documentary Award and Impact Award
Cambridge, 2019-03
March, 2019
Tribal Animation Film Festival
Shillong, 2019-03
March, 2019
Non Stop Barcelona Animation Film Festival
Barcelona, 2019-06
November, 2018
British Film Institute (BFI)
London, 2019-03
October, 2018
Factual Animation Film Festival
London, 2018-10
August, 2018
Japanese Hiroshima International Animation Film Festival
2018-10
August, 2018
International Youth and Media Summit
Sydney , 2018-08
August, 2018
Forum for Peace / People in Need
Yangon, 2018-11