Worlds Apart

In 2012, violent conflicts broke out between the Muslim Rohingya and the Buddhist majority in Rakhine State on the west coast of Myanmar. The government subsequently deported Muslims and imprisoned them in a camp on the outskirts of the city. Shin Thandar looks at the lives of neighbours on both sides.

 

 

Shin Thandar (1991) is from Myanmar. She studied English and information technology and in 2020 graduated in documentary filmmaking from the Yagon Film School. Her short film debut, Lost Boy (2017), won several awards at international festivals.