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Panel Discussion

Nargis: Reflections on Myanmar

Directed by: The 
Maw
 
Naing, Pe 
Maung Same

Runtime: 1h 30min Certificate: TBC

Details

Directed by: The 
Maw
 
Naing, Pe 
Maung Same

Runtime: 1h 30min Certificate: TBC

Fundraising screening and discussion, presented by the Pe Maung Same Film Fund in collaboration with Stars of Myanmar Friendship UK.

In May 2008, a cyclone called Nargis raged for hours in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwaddy Deta, killing 140,000 people. Seven days after the storm, several young Burmese filmmaker made their way – carefully, since filming was banned by the government – to villages that had been utterly devastated and met people who had lost everything to the cyclone.

They recorded scenes that touched them to the core, moving through a world that appeared more surreal than real, where life and death seemed to coexist. Their images reflect their own feelings as much as those of the people they met; these emotions have been woven into a film that conveys what it means when a natural disaster like Nargis changes forever the lives of so many.

Following the screening of Nargis – When Time Stopped Breathing, event organiser Ko Banya from Stars of Myanmar Friendship UK and feminist activist/researcher and filmmaker Shun Lei will lead a panel discussion reflecting on Myanmar today and Burmese documentary film. 
 
This is a fundraising event. All donations and proceeds from ticket sales will be split between the Pe Maung Same Film Fund and the Nargis filmmakers, including the family of Pe Maung Same. 

Screening times and booking

Wed 22nd Jan 18:20
Panel Discussion
Wed 22nd Jan 18:20
Panel Discussion

Please note: There are only 5 mins of trailers before our screenings

Prices

Q&A: £12.50 (£10 concessions)

Please note: There are only 5 mins of trailers before our screenings

Prices

Q&A: £12.50 (£10 concessions)