Yadanar Oo was born in Yangon in 1992. A computer arts graduate from the National University of Arts and Culture, Yangon and Forever Group, she went on to study business administration at the Yangon Institute of Economics and spent several years working in PR for media and marketing agencies. Having come to the realisation that her true passion is filmmaking, she decided to quit her steady job and apply for a place at Yangon Film School. In the Heat of Fire is her first film as a director.