| Title | 60 Days |
|---|---|
| Director | Htut Ye Kyaw, Sett Paing Aung, Pyay Maw Thein |
| Location of Shooting | Mandalay/ Yangon |
| Country | Myanmar |
| VDP Selection Year | Politics-2016 |
| Screen Time | 31min |
| Language | Burmese |
| Subtitles | 英語／日本語 |
| Tags | Demonstration, Yangon, Student Movement, Protest, Education , Rights |
Overview
On November 17, 2014, amidst protests against regarding the national educational law in Myanmar, a 60-day moratorium was announced by students. This documentary explores the student protest through this interim, an important step in the country’s national education reform, including interviews with students who were actually involved.
Htut Ye Kyaw
Director
Born in Pakokku, Myanmar in 1990. Htut Ye Kyaw graduated from Pakokku University in 2015. His film 60 Days was selected for screening in the Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival (HRHDIFF) in 2015 in Yangon, Myanmar. It was also screened at the Burma Studies Conference hosted by Chiang Mai University in Chiang Mai, Thailand in 2015.
Sett Paing Aung
Director
Born in Hninpale Village, Bilin Township, Mon State, Myanmar in 1991. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Law from Mawlamyine University in 2012. He worked as a lawyer. He studied human rights filmmaking in the Human Dignity Film Institute (HDFI) in 2015. He is a poet, a writer and a filmmaker.
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