10th Annual Myanmar Film Festival of Los Angeles: September 16 & 17, 2017!
The Network of Myanmar American Association, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Myanmar Film Festivals in the United States, invites you to the 10th Annual Myanmar (Burmese) Film Festival of Los Angeles. The festival will be held at Downtown Independent Theater (http://www.downtownindependent.com/), a state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles.
Festival Location: Downtown Independent Theater, 251 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Dates: September 16 & 17 | 2017
Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information as the date approaches!
Please come enjoy Myanmar (Burmese) Film Festival, Los Angeles. Hope to see you there!
SATURDAY │SEPTEMBER 16│2017:
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm (Invitation Only)
Opening Night VIP Reception & Festival Awards Ceremony
Lovely Bones – Documentary
Nwaye Zar Che Soe│16: 22 min│Myanmar w/English subtitle│2016
Myanmar
Vein – Documentary
Ko Jet, Htet Aung San, Phyo Zayar Kyaw │ 31 mins│ Myanmar w/English subtitle │2016
Myanmar
In Exile (Pyi Pye) – Documentary
Tin Win Naing│72 mins│Myanmar w/English subtitle │2016
Thailand, Germany, USA
SUNDAY │SEPTEMBER 17│2017:
Made in Mandalay – Documentary
Nay Linn Htun│11:04 min│ Myanmar w/English subtitle │2015
Myanmar
Time: 1:15 pm
Director and Cinematography: Nay Linn Htun
Producer: Yangon Film School
Sound Recordist: Sai Nyi Nyi
Editor: Zin Mar Oo
Editing Mentor: Karryn de Cinque
The making and breaking of Myanmar’s famous footwear. As cheaper footwear from China floods the domestic market, the makers of traditional velvet-and- leather Mandalay slippers are struggling to survive. ‘Sumptuously photographed and well-paced.’
The Way of Life – Short Documentary
Nwaye Zar Che Soe│22 min│Myanmar & English subtitle│2016
Myanmar
Time: 1:30 pm
Director: Nwaye Zar Che Soe
Producer: Myanmar Independent Living Initiative
Funder: The Nippon Foundation, Japan
Cinematographer: Bo Thet Htun and Nwaye Zar Che Soe
Sound Recordist: Bo Thet Htun and Myint Myat San
Editor: Zin Mar Oo
Myanmar classical music player, artist with visually impaired person, U Myint Hlaing, who comes from rural area, but mostly unknown for his success. His melody and time-worn traditional music instruments are harmonically flying with him through the dark to the light. He is having also found in his tranquil life and abode of joy.
In Exile (Pyi Pye) – Documentary
Tin Win Naing│72 min│ Myanmar w/English subtitle │2016
Thailand, Germany, USA
Time: 1:55 pm
Director: Tin Win Naing
Producers: Yasmin C. Rams, Rodney Charles, Melanie Sanford
Screenwriter: Tin Win Naing
Cinematographers: Tin Win Naing, Aung Ko Ko
Editors: Melanie Sanford, Win Thu, Aung Nwai Htway
Music: Derek Baird
After filming political footage, a Myanmar filmmaker must flee his country. As refugee amongst refugees in Thailand, his camera becomes the most important tool to survive and overcome the many days away from home. The Myanmar filmmaker Tin Win Naing documents the plight of migrants who have fled the civil war in Myanmar for refuge in Thailand, and now toil as plantation workers in conditions tantamount to slave labor.
Vein – Documentary
Ko Jet, Htet Aung San, Phyo Zayar Kyaw │ 31 min│ Myanmar w/English subtitle │2016
Time: 3:15 pm
Directors: Ko Jet, Phyo Zayar Kyaw, Htet Aung San
Producer: Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi
Cinematographer: Ko Jet
Editor: Ko Jet, Htet Aung San
Woman With A Gun – Short Documentary
Mary, Yupar MoMo│20 min│Kachin w/Myanmar & English subtitle│2016
Myanmar
Time: 4:00 pm
Directors: Mary and Yupar Mo Mo
Producers: Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi and Human Dignity Film Institute
Editor: Mary and Yupar Mo Mo
Camera Mary and Yupar Mo Mo
Lovely Bones – Documentary
Nwaye Zar Che Soe│16:22 min│Myanmar w/English subtitle│2016
Myanmar
Time: 4:25 pm
Director: Nwaye Zar Che Soe
Producer: Yangon Film School
Camera: Wynn Htut
Sound: Sai Nyi Nyi
Editor: Hnin Ei Hlaing
Pauk Gyi earns a living ferrying people back and forth over the Ngawon River in Myanmar’s Delta. He and his wife share a deep attachment that transcends all manner of obstacles – including his own lifelong disability.
Love & other Matters – Documentary
Su Su Hlaing│38:28 min│Myanmar w/English subtitle│2015
Myanmar
Time: 4:50 pm
Director: Su Su Hlaing
Producers: Robert Witlox, Document Our History Now and Yangon Film School
Cinematographer: HTun Lynn
Sound Recordist: Sai Kong Kham
Editor: Zin Mar Oo
Editing Mentor: Melanie Sandford ASE
Love & other matters introduces us to seven different LGBT people living in Myanmar today. A warm and humorous documentary about the most human aspect of us all: the desire to love, beloved and be accepted.
- General Public Admission: FREE
Film Festival Information:
NetMAA Office: (626) 537 9990
Email: myanmarfilmfestival@netmaa.org
The Myanmar Film Festival of Los Angeles is supported, in part, by the California Arts Council, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs.
