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A 2023 Burmese short film portraying the spirit of Myanmar’s ongoing revolution. In 19 minutes, it powerfully captures the resilience, sacrifice, and hope of a people still fighting for justice.

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.

Since the post-election period in 2010, the poor farm-less people from Malatto village group, Maubin district in Ayeyarwaddy region have been struggling hard for their living almost every year. This happens since there has been less and less land in the region where they can earn their living. Their rights to use natural resources in their local area has been limited. So, they face lots of difficulties in meeting their basic needs. When the stakeholders of the water and land areas in that region have got the right to open their hearts, we can hear the “Whisper from Malatto”.

Dr. Latt Nyein serves in a remote hilly town in the Chin region, quietly grappling with the emotional weight of his past. Through flashbacks, we follow a younger Ko Latt, a passionate medical student entangled in a complicated love triangle.

Burma Storybook is a parade of characters, poems and cinema verité scenes set in this enchantingly beautiful land trying to recover from six decades of fear and suffering. The main story is of Maung Aung Pwint, Burma’s most famous dissident poet, who has spent more than 30 years behind bars for his political activism. The yearning for his lost son, who lives in political exile in Finland, and his long-awaited return home after 20 years, are at the heart of the film.

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.

Unconditional Love is a window into the life of Myanmar’s mostly hidden Lesbian community. It tells the story of a tomboy and her lover and their story of how they meet and the struggles they encounter from their families and relatives.

Passengers board the wrong bus, where they are haunted by clingy spirits that take the bus where they want to go.

The protagonist is psychologically disturbed by recurring nightmares. Something is adrift in a river inlet, drawing ever closer to him. To seek solace he approaches a psychiatrist and for a short while is freed from nightmares till he meets a woman and falls in love.

Story of a love triangle between three people.

Burmese horror comedy about terror on a minibus.

Promise (2019), the unreleased first feature of director, Lucius Wayne.

A tattoo artist searching for a treasure map to get rich… Two friends who end up in one mishap after another, even having to hide a body. They set out for a 2-night, 3-day trip to Ngwe Saung Beach just to have some fun… But when things take an unexpected turn and danger closes in— What will happen next?

An impressionistic state-of-mind piece of a decay of young woman who becomes increasingly trapped in her own vanity and seemingly forget to forge a human connection that she sought for.

On May 7, 1885, during a time when Burma was about to fall to the British, within the King's Palace, the Lord of Navy and Bo Kyaw Khaung were trying to join forces with the French to defend themselves. A group of Bo Thurain and Bo Min Htin, loyal to Prince of Nyaungyan, were trying to defend their own kingdom without relying on anyone. At that time, there was a time of disunity and ethnic division, and the British took advantage of the illegal logging and tried to take over the country. Who would stand up and fight to keep the Burmese state from falling?

Zawana enters a Burmese monastery filled with the misgivings and uncertainty that come in part with the inexperience of youth. When the superior, U Dahma, falls ill, the youngster takes up an unexpected challenge. This sensitive film, enhanced by its unique setting, was made in a Burmese-Czech coproduction.

Using their bare hands, married couple Htwe Tin and Thein Shwe draw oil from a pit they drilled themselves on the land next to their house. There are lots of these “artisanal” oilfields dotted around Myanmar, where people have swapped crop cultivation for selling the oil they pump from the ground by hand.

Aye Mi is an ambitious photographer eager to start a career in advertising but doesn't have enough money to buy a camera. Her only hope is to recover a lost inheritance, a valuable ruby. Aye Mi discovers that the jewel has been taken by some young evil witches who have menacing and corrupting powers. Facing her worst fears, she makes big sacrifices and will not stop for anything until she retrieves the stone. Will Aye Mi ever doubt the value of what is unexpectedly discovered along the way?