Cherry Ferry

In June 2023, as civil war once again erupts in Myanmar, the filmmaker returns to the port where he once waited months for a passport. Years of absence do little to ease his anxiety or the suffering of the people. His homeland remains rooted in his heart, yet return is impossible.

Midi Z: ‘I feel powerless whenever I learn about the cruelties that keep happening around the world, especially those happening in Myanmar, my home country. The military coup in 2021 spread existing problems, including racial inequality and poverty, from the countryside to the cities. Now, among the sixty million people in Myanmar, most are living in a nightmare of deep fear. What is barbaric is not ignorance or underdevelopment, but the fact that knowledge and civilisation cannot improve the situation. I can only document it, continuously, but to a certain degree, documenting it in this way is nothing more than mere observation.’