Synopsis
An encounter with the filmmaker’s uncle, the charismatic commander of the Chin National Front Solomon Thang Ding, that also takes a look at the political reforms that Chin State – Myanmar’s poorest region – was undergoing before the 2021 coup.
‘... draws you in from beginning to end, and goes beyond one individual’s point of view to give us the bigger picture, thereby contributing to the critical peace process in Myanmar today’
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Credits
Director: Anna Biak Tha Mawi
Camera: Khin Maung Kyaw
Sound Recordist: Sai Kong Kham
Editor: Khin Myanmar
Editing Mentors: Jessica Ehlebracht, Melanie Sandford
Categories
Technical Details
Duration: 23‘38‘‘
16:9 Anamorphic
DVD PAL
English Subtitles
2013
Copyright
Yangon Film School
Director's Biography
Anna Biak Tha Mawi (born in 1990) is a Chin national from Hakha. A graduate of the Myanmar Institute of Theology, her poems have appeared in Chin magazines, and her paintings have been shown in group exhibitions. Having joined YFS as a screenwriter in 2009, in 2010 she wrote and later helped to film Bungkus, a short drama about the phenomenon of the ‘parcel bride’. After winning an award for her first documentary, Solomon, she took part in the School’s Art of Documentary Filmmaking course in 2014, from which The Barber emerged. Keen to promote the production of traditional textiles and provide young Chin women with a livelihood, Anna also founded a weaving initiative in her native Hakha.
Awards & Nominations
December, 2013
Screenings
Director's Filmography
Director
23‘38‘‘
