Overview of articles
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No Magic for Socialists
The excavated, mesmerising, underground history of Myanmar’s 1950s horror and genre film industry.
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Grand Tour
Set against the backdrop of a crumbling British Empire, Grand Tour weaves an epic romance.
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A Metamorphosis
A Metamorphosis redefines government television broadcasts and the imagery of propaganda into a counter-nightmare.
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Once Upon a Time There Was a Mom
Playful, unconventional black-and-white film that sees a man undergoing a transformation after his wife’s death.
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Overseas
Hard work at smelly Thai fish processing facilities as experienced by a young immigrant from Myanmar. A victim, we’ll soon discover.
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Malaria and Mosquitoes
A Thai river along the border with Myanmar. A man was killed in his boat two years ago. Two women keep the boat as proof. But for how much longer?<
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Letters from the South
An omnibus film about how immigrant Chinese in Southeast Asia cling to their traditional customs, language and habits – even after centuries
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The Palace on the Sea
The lead is a richly decorated, moored ship. A man and woman meet there as if in another time and place.
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Burma Storybook
Poet and activist from Myanmar Maung Aung Pwint has spent large swathes of his life in prison. Now the country is free after 50 years of military d
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The Road to Mandalay
Powerful drama about the tragic love between two illegal immigrants from Myanmar in Bangkok. In a very troubling scene, Midi Z ingeniously shows ho
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