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The Philippines, 1902. The land is raw, wounded, occupied. Smoke clings to the trees. Blood soaks the soil. The war is over – but the violence lingers. Widows fill the villages. Mothers vanish into silence. Among them walks Sisa, barefoot and broken, dismissed as mad by those who fear what they don't understand. But madness is only the surface.
Yangon, 1998. A boy and his mother are waiting for the return of the father, a civil servant, to move out another town at Upper Burma. On the last evening the boy tries to understand the complexities of relationships.
Lianqing and Guo, who hail from Burma, flee their country and seek refuge in Thailand. Gho's feelings for Lianqing may just surpass her feelings for him.
The rape-revenge tale of Mya Mya was inspired by a viral Facebook video. The video features a young woman employed in a Yangon factory who, the viewer is invited to believe, is being possessed by the ghost of Mya Mya, a raped and murdered factory worker.
A monk accidentally came across a stray dog. But he was ostracized by the villagers and kept attacking the dogs. Until one day I happened to meet Mr. Santa. Thus making it the starting point of the journey for both of them.
Kyaw, a young boy, struggles being alone at home and stress at work.When his father comes out of jail, he suddenly faces a dilemma of reconnecting the bond with his father while, at the same time, unleashing his desire for a father figure in the form of his crush at work.
Thiha is married to Wutt Hmone, who because of her traumatic past is suffering from psychosis. As a good husband, Thiha takes care of Wutt Hmone with much kindness. But in the later years of their marriage she starts to suspect Thiha might be cheating on her. She blames only herself and rumination worsens her condition. But could what she saw have an alternative truth? Or, has Thiha fallen out of love?
How does it feel to be forgotten by the world? A powerful collective cry denouncing the crimes of the military dictatorship installed in Myanmar after the coup perpetrated on February 1, 2021: cinema and imagination against horror and in defense of freedom.
Yangon, Myanmar, in 2022, is in the midst of a civil war following the military coup on February 1, 2021. Mi-Thet, a young Burmese woman, works in a garment factory in Yangon, far from her native village. Wages have not been paid for the past two months, and a group of workers are leading a strike. But soon, the strikers are attacked by the henchmen of the military regime, leaving Mi-Thet terrified by her past trauma.
Ten letters are sent from a man in Myanmar to a women in Thailand who loves and misses so much. But the letters are left unopened for 50 years. Until one day, the women's granddaughter is given those letters and asked to go and read every letter only from where they were written. This is how the impressive love story begins.
A young woman with the ability to communicate with spirits faces prejudice in her village while uncovering hidden crimes. As fear, superstition, and injustice lead to tragedy, she embraces her destiny as a spirit medium and helps restless souls find peace.
Abandoned in infancy and raised in an orphanage in Burma, Min's life takes an unforeseen turn when he wins the diversity lottery visa, granting him the chance to start anew in the United States. Upon arrival, Min finds himself relying on a childhood friend from the orphanage, now residing in San Francisco amidst a captivating tapestry of eclectic companions. Together, this diverse group becomes Min's refuge, guiding him through the intricate maze of securing employment, managing expenses, and establishing a life on the fringes of society.
The Greatest Love (Burmese: အခမ်းနားဆုံးမေတ္တာ, romanized: Akhan Nar Sone Myittar), is a 2019 Burmese romantic-drama film starring Nay Toe, Nay Chi Oo, Thu Riya, Tyron Bejay and May Barani Thaw. The film, produced by 7th Sense Film Production premiered in Myanmar on October 17, 2019.
A dismissed chef and a failed rapper rob a car to flee from the city after having a very bad day. On their way, they meet a mentally unstable girl who thinks of herself as an angel. Later they find out that a gang is chasing after them, because of the car they robbed. The trio has different destinations in life but rides on the same journey. Will they reach their destinations? Three people, two days, one journey.
A family move out of town to raise an autistic daughter peacefully. Then the girl changes, the emotional daughter becomes a polite and sweet little girl. The mother feels she really has became a perfect mother for the first time. But the house getting stranger day by day because of a mystery that has been unsolved for a decades. Who is really inside the little girl, the same autistic girl or a spirit? Will the mother want her real daughter back or continue with a sweet little girl?
What happens when non-violent leaders are pushed to support armed struggle against a brutal regime in a forgotten war? Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar follows four democracy revolutionaries who are finding creative means to fight against the military junta. Some take up arms while struggling to stay true to their commitment to non-violence, while others engage in “artivism,” using music, poetry and art to bring about a peaceful, free, democratic and truly inclusive future for all people in Myanmar.
The story revolves around the life of Mi, a free-spirited young woman in the very conservative 1940's Burmese society, and her many lovers. She drinks. She smokes. She thinks you're a joke. She's also traumatized, insecure, and very tired in life. She's like a butterfly ... a butterfly pinned to a cardboard. Will she risk tearing her delicate wings to free herself?
A prequel to the hit TV series "Thabin The Mya Hnin Si", the story of the Anyeint dancer ghost. The tragic origin story of Hnin Si, tracing her past, her troubled childhood, her cruel mother Mya San Kyi, her pursuit of Burma's traditional court dance, and her doomed fate.
After being abandoned by her lover, a young woman takes her own life. Soon after, strange and terrifying events begin to plague her former lover's family.
Min Htet possesses a perfect life which will be envied by a lot. He is rich; owns a gallery and in addition to all that, has a beautiful wife called Zin Mar. He is the epitome of happiness and success. But at one point in his life, he committed a unforgettable sin which destroyed both his marriage and business. After a series of events that nearly destructed his life, he started to realize his perfect life may not be as what he thinks it is.
We follow workers performing routine tasks seemingly indefinitely. The landscape, ravaged by violence and destruction, looks like the setting in a dystopian sci-fi movie. As we move in closer, we begin to grasp what we are seeing and realize it is a road construction site – the more details appear, the more the complexity of this reality emerges.
Sittwe is about two teenagers separated by conflict and segregation in Burma's Rakhine state, Phyu Phyu Than, a Rohingya girl and Aung San Myint, a Buddhist boy. Both youth saw their homes burned down during communal violence in 2012. Phyu Phyu Than is confined in an apartheid-style camp and has no chance to go to school or travel to her home just a few miles away. Aung San Myint's family struggles to survive and support his high school studies to fulfill his dream to go to medical school. Interviews filmed over two years with the teenagers reveal their ideas about each other's communities and the hope of reconciliation.
Artist Htoo Lwin Myo excavates the lesser-known and wildly joyful history of Myanmar’s horror and genre film industry in the 1950s that has persisted through political turmoil and archival neglect, told directly by the people who made it.
Is it true that the memory of a goldfish last only five seconds?
Moe grew up in strict traditions. Way is rebellious and free-spirited, born with defected heart, shutting everyone off around her so that she can die anonymously. They meet at the hospital when Moe is diagnosed with cancer. Although outwardly calm, Moe is scared of impending death, finding solace in a carefree Way. This odd pair are drawn to each other.
A documentary film that capture the moment of an old man in the dilapidated oldest cinema in Yangon reflecting his old day working in this cinema and missing the time with his beloved wife who has passed away.
Out of work and forced to marry a man she dislikes, young San Kyi plans to run away with her best friend, but complications unfold.
When Yan Makha, whose fickle mind can never maintain its own course, becomes obsessed with May Wint Wah, the consequences harmonize with fate's inexorable rhythm.
In industrial Yangon, young factory worker San Kyi dreams of returning to her native village. Her relationship with co-worker Theint Theint Oo evolves from closeness to growing distance, revealing tensions between their expectations and life prospects. Amid exhausting labour, social repression, and economic uncertainty, both women seek escape and intimacy. San faces family pressure, emotional confusion, and a deep yearning for a life of dignity. The film delicately portrays female friendship and the fragile balance between intimacy, longing for change, and the social realities of contemporary Myanmar.
"Music" never gets old and so does "Love". The story is telling that music and love are the most fundamental companions regardless of the time.
Kalyar's childhood in Burma revived the dreams of an ancient harpist and an ancient lover in Bagan, hoping to become a Burmese harpist like her parents. Sharing her dreams is Hiroshi, a Shamisen musician from Japan, who met Kalyar and Bagan on his fateful visit to Bagan. They soon discover that their dreams come true, but there is an unseen danger in the past and present.
A free-sprited woman Thet Hnin Eain falls in love with a man Yu Maw who is too restricted by traditional and societal values.
Nan was born and raised in Tokyo but her family is from Myanmar. When Nan know that she was stateless and his father is planning to take her home with him, she is shocked but she know from her mother's diary that her father and mother had been involved in the 8888 Uprising about 30 years ago and had immigrated to Japan as a refugee. As told of Burmese-born Japanese singer Aung Kimura, she understood everything and she decided to go to Myanmar, where his relatives live.
Ye Khaung, who was cowardly afraid of ghosts, later encountered a unknown spirit from the grounds of old abandoned house. Being possessed by three ghosts from previous life which troubled their family. Exorcism led to ghosts surrendered and told about his miserable life after being cast away by his father for being gay wanted vengeance for death of their family.
Childhood friends Tin Tin Zaw and Phyo Kyaw form a deep bond with the charming new student, Nanda, until fate separates them. Years later, she reunites with Nanda and falls in love, leaving Phyo Kyaw quietly heartbroken in this poignant love triangle of friendship, longing, and destiny.
Myanmar, 2023. Two years after the military coup, the country is in a state of chaos and violence. The junta is carrying out extrajudicial killings and seizing the property of activists and their families. Many activists have fled the country or joined the resistance armed groups. This feature-length omnibus film, consisting of nine short films by eight exiled Myanmar filmmakers, portrays the various viewpoints of ordinary Myanmar citizens who are caught up in a series of extraordinary events with heart-breaking, stunning, and inspirational results.
A short story by Daung and Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein.
Padauk: Myanmar Spring takes the viewer to the streets of Myanmar during the heady days following the February 2021 military coup. Through Nant, a young, first-time protester, we meet three human rights activists whose lives have been turned upside down by the coup. As the protests continue, Nant comes to understand the truth of a brutal regime that has continued to wage war against its own people for decades. Against a foreboding backdrop, Nant’s political awakening regarding the plight of others in her ethnically diverse country gives hope for the future. Beautifully augmented by poetry and art, Padauk: Myanmar Spring shows the resilience and determination of the people of Myanmar, and the sacrifices they've made.
Facing bankruptcy after losing a card game, U Bo Shwe and his daughter Khin May must defend themselves against the former's creditor, Maung Tin.
Htoo Htoo, a 10-year-old orphan who lives with his uncle. One day, Htoo Htoo sneaks onto his uncle's plane, leading to an unexpected adventure on a mysterious island. There, he befriends an ogre named Mr. Strong, and together they confront and overcome challenges posed by hostile sea creatures.
When Eden, a successful music artist, searches for the mysterious dancer with a phoenix tattoo he met at a nightclub, he’s pulled into a dark spiral, becoming the prime suspect in a shocking murder case.
Pann is a doctor assigned to a government hospital in a small town of Shan State. During a stormy night, an unknown patient arrived to the hospital. The patient was seriously injured by hail and also suffered from malaria. After the incident, he didn't remember anything about himself. For the medical record, hospital staff then decided to give him the name That Tant, meaning Rainbow in Burmese. Since That Tant forgot where he came from, he decided to stay at the hospital and help patients and other people. Time has been passed and That Tant became attached to the town which is now his home. At a traditional festival, a tourist took a photo of That Tant dancing in the festival, and uploaded it to a social network. The photo was then found by May, a girlfriend of That Tant who is living in Australia. May decided to come to Myanmar and search That Tant.
A struggling ghost writer, Min Khant, has been dreaming about releasing his first "real" book but his cancer-drived mother prevented him from escaping the ghost writer life. His mundane life has been turned upside down
Based on a novel by Ponnya Khin. In the village of Nang Pan, Mya Lay (Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi) meets the visiting Nay Mon. The two promptly fall in love, despite the objections of Mya Lay’s brothers. Nay Mon brings Mya Lay to the city of Yangon, and the two look forward to a happy future. But Mya Lay continues to be torn between her love for Nay Mon and her obligations to her family.
Two young Burmese brothers and pilots visit Japan, hoping to fulfill their long-held dream of completing a nonstop flight from Tokyo to Rangoon (present day Yangon). Upon their arrival, the elder of the two falls in love with a Japanese woman named Emiko, casting a shadow over not only their flight plans but also the brothers’ relationship.
Linkar Deepa Chitthu is a famous book by writer Chit Oo Nyo. Rama and Lakkhana plays depict the love between Maethita and Rama, but Chit Oo Nyo wrote it from the perspective of Dathagiri, who is in love with Maethita and is obsessed with her.
Dan Dar Yee Moe centers around Moe Hnaung, a warm-hearted café owner and literature lover, whose life is touched by romance with three distinctly different men. Set in a tender and poetic tone, the film explores themes of love, longing, and choice as their interconnected emotional journeys unfold.
A widower with one child, Maung Kaung Kyaw, has gone through a difficult life. He falls in love with a simple village girl named Pan Ei, who lives with his poor brother. They get married and have a daughter. When Maung Kaung Kyaw's mother in the city arranges for him to marry a rich woman again... What will Maung Kaung Kyaw do between two daughters and two women? How will he make a decision?
A story about 4 friends encountering unexpected events that would change their lives forever... Accidentally or is it bound to fate?
Dr. Khin Maung Win reflects on his journey from a small-town police officer's son to becoming a well-respected physician, guided by the unwavering devotion of his mother, Daw Khin Khin, whose sacrifices and love shaped his path.
Set against the backdrop of Burmese Thingyan celebration, the movie follows the life of Nyein Maung, a musician, from 1959 to 1982.
In Myanmar, a trans elder offers her beauty salon as a safe space for young trans sex workers.
Candy Friends is a Burmese Romance Drama movie.
"Asura Tiger" is a Famed Security Company based in Yangon providing a variety of services all related to security such as Body-guarding. Asura is trusted by celebrities and even big-time politicians. Despite their acclaimed status, Asura Tiger also has a plethora of enemies from various corners of the underworld in Myanmar. "Goudou" is a 20-year-old Asura Tiger Employee, one of their brightest prospects and a hardened young man, Goudou is an individual who has grown indifferent to the everyday horrors of the Myanmar underworld.....that is until he is one day confronted by his past.