2024 07 19 FCCT Shin Daewae and the silencing of filmmakers in Myanmar movie

Shin Daewae is a multiple award-winning woman filmmaker and is often dubbed “the queen of Myanmar documentary film.” On October 15, 2023, she was arrested in Yangon while retrieving a video drone. On January 10, 2024, the military court sentenced her to life in prison. International journalist organisations, the film community and human rights organisations have been tirelessly campaigning for her release.
To commemorate Myanmar Martyr’s Day, the FCCT will present Shin Daewe’s most notable films, followed by a panel discussion on the significance of her work, the state of documentary films and women filmmakers in Myanmar, as well as the plight of female political prisoners in the country.
Films to be screened:
Take Me Home (2013)
Now I’m 13 (2015)
Please Support Myanmar (a video message from Shin Daewe) (2022)
Panelists:
Mon Mon Myat, journalist, co-founder and executive director of the Human Dignity Film Institute (HDFI).
Lalita Hanwong, lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kasetsart University.
Haruka Iharada, art curator, and co-founder of Docu Athan, a support organization for Myanmar documentary filmmakers.
Moderator: Tan Hui Yee, Straits Times bureau chief and FCCT board member.