Synopsis
When 51-year old U Chit Ko Ko learned six years ago that he was HIV-positive he thought his life was over. A friend encouraged him to visit FXB where counselling helped him to overcome his fear and depression. He has since become an assistant social worker for this NGO, where he coordinates a Sunday Empowerment Group to provide valuable support to a growing, but often stigmatised section of the population.
In this film, the warm, funny and remarkably open U Chit tells his story and talks about the role he now plays in helping other virus-positive people make the most of their lives.
Director's Biography
Wai Mar Nyunt graduated in fine art from Yangon University in 1998, and has since created a number of installations and video art pieces. A one-time assistant art teacher at the Yangon International Education Centre, Wai Mar joined the Yangon Film School in 2007 and made Happy Days during a Beginners’ Workshop. She has since created two films for development organisations: My Positive Life about the NGO François Xavier Bagnoud’s psycho-social support group for people living with HIV, and Sun Behind the Clouds (2008) about World Concern trained health workers in Kachin State. In 2009 she received a one-year scholarship to attend the Czech School of Performing Arts FAMU in Prague. She also took part in the CPH:DOX Film Lab in Copenhagen in the same year.
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