17th(2015)
Seng Mai Kinraw
Korean Premiere
2014 IAWRT Asian Women's Film Festival, Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival
Onetime film director Jaing CHYING runs a women¡¯s shelter near Kachin Independence Army HQ in Laiza. Every day since civil war resumed between the Myanmar military and the Kachin Independence Organization, she has written and recited a poem.
One-time film director Jaing CHYING runs a women\'s shelter near Kachin Independence Army HQ in Laiza. Ever since the civil war between the Myanmar military and the Kachin Independence Organization resumed, she has written and recited poetry every day. This experimental documentary is a striking exploration of women's everyday life and their struggle to keep the faith in a way that is different from men¡¯s frontline battles. [KANG Ba-da]
World Premiere
2014 IAWRT Asian Women\'s Film Festival / 2014 Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival
Synopsis
Onetime film director Jaing CHYING runs a women¡¯s shelter near Kachin Independence Army HQ in Laiza. Every day since civil war resumed between the Myanmar military and the Kachin Independence Organization, she has written and recited a poem.
Program Note
One-time film director Jaing CHYING runs a women\'s shelter near Kachin Independence Army HQ in Laiza. Ever since the civil war between the Myanmar military and the Kachin Independence Organization resumed, she has written and recited poetry every day. This experimental documentary is a striking exploration of women\'s everyday life and their struggle to keep the faith in a way that is different from men¡¯s frontline battles. [KANG Ba-da]
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