The Maw Naing (b. 1971) debuted with a short documentary, Again and Again, created during the Yangon Film School (YFS)’s first filmmaking workshop in 2005. The film received global recognition, winning accolades at festivals like the Zebra Poetry Film Festival in Berlin. Studying directing at FAMU in Prague after YFS, he brought forth his first fiction feature, The Monk in 2014, which was screened at festivals including Karlovy Vary, Busan, Rotterdam, and Locarno.
Again and Again
Again and Again
Again and Again
Synopsis
Life is a cycle. When we die, we are reborn into a new life. This is a film heading slowly toward ‘zero point zero’.
Festivals & Awards
2009 ISFF, Oberhausen
Director's Profile
The Maw Naing
Filmography
2005 Again and Again
2007 ... are not as
2009 Evening
2009 Nargis - When Time Stopped Breathing
2010 Between the Pages
2014 The Monk
Credit
Cinematographer｜Ko Yoe
Sound｜Pe Maung Same
Editor｜Stewart Young
Print Source
Yangon Film School｜huth@yangonfilmschool.org