Phar Yar Sin (The Altar)
Short, Documentary
Burmese
mins
11
Texas Premiere
In-Person, Virtual
2023
Myanmar
Animation, Experimental, Documentary
A buddhist fable-like story about the guilt of a childhood incident of killing an ant while washing hands in the sink. Animated through photographic sequences painted with golds and grays, the Zen-like visuals sweep into one another with whispering monologues and glitching noises reflecting the realms of cosmos, power, guilt, prayers, and existence.
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen Germany
Director
Moe Myat May Zarchi
Moe Myat May Zarchi (born in 1994, Myanmar) is a filmmaker, musician and a multidisciplinary artist. Her short films have been screened at Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Women Make Waves Int’l Film Festival, Minikino Film Festival and have won awards at Singapore International Short Film Festival (SGIFF), Bangkok Asean Film Festival (BAFF) and UK Asian Film Festival. She was also a finalist in Julius Baer Next Generation Art Prize in Moving Image and won the Prince Claus Seed Awards as an Emerging Artist. In most of her works, Moe loves to explore the metaphysical, identity, femininity and personal aspects through innovative use of visuals and sound. She also founded a cinema magazine and organization called “3-ACT” to support cinema education in Myanmar. https://moemyatmayzarchi.cargo.site/
Director:
Moe Myat May Zarchi
Producer:
3-ACT
Writer:
Moe Myat May Zarchi
Cast:
Editor:
Moe Myat May Zarchi
Crew:
This Event is supported in part by a Mini Grant from Humanities Texas.
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