Fikri welcomes Emily to the show to talk about ‘Whispers of Silence’ and some aspects of Burmese cinema. In the first half, they focus on the short film by Zaw Bo Bo Hein and Mg Bhone, a film released in 2018. They consider the text in its social, political and religious contexts. Subsequently, Emily expands on filmmaking in Myanmar and the experience of watching films in the country, considering the impact of censorship on filmmakers, and the role played by the Wathann Film Festival.
- Watch the film, available from the Wathann Film Festival
- We previously reviewed ‘Void’ by Mg Bhone
- Thu Thu Shein and Maung Okkar discussed Burmese cinema at a Locarno roundtable in 2020, which we covered in two parts
- Hassan Muthalib wrote of how Malaysian films can benefit from a more open political landscape
- Sources for this episode include Third Floor Production and Frontier Myanmar
- Intermission: ‘Whispers of Silence’ by Zaw Bo Bo Hein and Mg Bhone
- Theme Song: Airplane Mode by Josh Woodward
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