May Myat Noe Aye was born in Yangon in 1995. After studying German and business management, she began working as a researcher for Enlightened Myanmar Research Foundation where she participated in several social impact assessments. Since enrolling at YFS in 2018, she has completed a number of courses including in docuanimation during which she helped create the short film Beyond the Hatred, based on an oral history from the book ‘Of Peaceful Days’. She has worked on several YFS productions in various roles such as sound recordist (Kachin Reporter) and editor (Worlds Apart). Burmese Rapper is her first film as a director.