midwives

A DOCUMENTARY BY HNIN EI HLAING/SNOW

SYNOPSIS

Two midwives work side by side in a makeshift medical clinic in Myanmar. Filmed over three
tumultuous years, their remarkable relationship reveals both tensions and the hope inherent in their
common cause.

AUTHOR, DIRECTOR Hnin Ei Hlaing (aka Snow)

PRODUCTION AMA FILM

CO-PRODUCTION EyeSteelFilm (Canada), Snow Films (Myanmar)

FUNDING Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund, Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg (MFG), Brot für die Welt/EZEF,

Sundance Documentary Fund, Equity Grant - Great Chicago Pitch, Chicken & Egg (Eggcelerator Lab)

AWARDS Pitch award for the best Asian project (Docs Port Incheon), First Look program’s first (pitch) prize (Hot Docs Toronto)

FORMAT HD

END FORMAT DCP

LENGTH 52/80 Min.