A member of the Lisu ethnic group, David Kyaw Thet Aung (born in 1985) was a freelance jewel broker from Mogoke Township in Mandalay Division in Myanmar before he decided to try his hand at filmmaking. Since joining the Yangon Film School in 2012, he has worked as a cinematographer on My Grandfather’s House, which screened at several international film festivals and also on a commissioned work, Welcome to Lashio. He recently shot a documentary film for the organisation Co-Exist, which promotes equality between the four main religious groups in Myanmar. Precious marks his debut as a director.