Htoo Lwin Myo

Htoo Lwin Myo’s (1983, Myanmar) first filmmaking project as a participant filmmaker, On Hteedan Road short documentary, was screened at 2013 Watthan Film Festival. In early 2018, he founded Pink Bear Production and produced education reform themed short videos. In 2020, he made his 1st short docu-fiction film A Song of Trishaw with financial support from Goethe institut Yangon. The film was chosen as part of the competition section in the 5th Seashorts Film Festival 2021. In 2022-2024, he has made a 2nd short film project, A Silent Page, with financial support from Memory! Cinéma Association. A Silent Page is chosen to be premiered in the Asian Perspectives (Short)programme at the 19th edition of Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival. His feature length documentary, No Magic for Socialists, is chosen to have its world premiere in the 54th edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025 as part of the programme Cinema Regained.
Filmography
A Song of Trishaw (2021, short), A Silent Page (2024, short), မျက်လှည့်မုန်းတဲ့ခေတ်/No Magic for Socialists (2024)
Htoo Lwin Myo at IFFR
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No Magic for Socialists
The excavated, mesmerising, underground history of Myanmar’s 1950s horror and genre film industry.