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.
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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.