Myanmar66 minBurmese with English subtitlesDrama, Experimental, Women Filmmakers
Guest-programmed by Thaiddhi in partnership with the Minikino S-Express Short Film Program Exchange, this collection of short films showcases young and new voices of independent filmmakers from Myanmar amid the sociopolitical changes of the country.
Myanmar202022 minBurmese with English subtitlesDrama, Women Filmmakers
On a late summer day, Wutt Yee plans to chase a better chance in life at the cost of neglecting her own happiness.
This presentation has English subtitles.
Nay Wunn Ni
At the age of 17, Nay Wunn Ni dropped out of college to pursue filmmaking. Since then, she has eagerly self-learned filmmaking while freelancing with multiple production houses in town.
Myanmar202011 minBurmese with English subtitlesDrama
Confronting intergenerational trauma, two sons of a Karen woman reunite with their father, a former Air Force officer.
This presentation has English subtitles.
An Active Listener will be available to offer one-on-one peer support for viewers who may find the content of this presentation triggering. More info on how to access here.
This film contains the potentially triggering topics of war, intergenerational trauma, and implied rape.
Kaung Myat Thu Kyaw
Kaung Myat Thu Kyaw loves making films and is a learner in the film industry.
Myanmar202010 minBurmese with English subtitlesDrama, Women Filmmakers
A girl is in love with her adopted brother—but he is engaged.
This presentation has English subtitles.
Sxar Kiss
From Shwebo, Sxar Kiss is currently studying filmmaking at the National University of Arts and Culture, Yangon. She made her first film First Phile at the age of 19.
Myanmar202014 minBurmese with English subtitlesDrama
Employees at a plasticware store, Sithu and Min Htet, plan a mission for Sithu to elope with a girl.
This presentation has English subtitles.
Myo Thar Khin
Myo Thar Khin is a final-year film student at the National University of Arts and Culture, Yangon. His previous short, ¼ Wasted, won the New Vision Award at the Wathann Film Festival in 2019.
10 Nov, 2021
to 19 Nov, 2021
PG
Join us in conversation with directors and special guests in attendance! ASL interpretation will be made available thanks to Toronto Sign Language Interpreter Services. Ticket holders can watch on the CineSend Reel Asian portal.
November 13, 2020 at 8PM
Due to popular demand, we're screening ISLANDS once again, for free on the last night of our 25th anniversary festival at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema at 4PM ET.
Cafe owner Kato closes up shop on an ordinary night only to be interrupted by a voice from the TV: his own voice, two minutes in the future. As Kato investigates the strange occurrence, the night and time itself start to unravel. Kato’s friends and colleagues get enveloped into his time warp, and the results are hilarious, calamitous and existential.
Racialized filmmakers often wrestle with the narrative limits of identity politics when wanting to celebrate and push for complexity and abundance. Join us in conversation with filmmakers working in different mediums for various platforms on how they negotiate their relationships with storytelling and identity politics within Canadian filmmaking.
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