Letter to San Zaw Htway

By Petr Lom

Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway | In Burmese with English subtitles | 2021 | 25 min 54 sec | NC16 (Some Mature Content)

Singapore Premiere

In the aftermath of the 2021 military coup in Myanmar, loved ones of deceased Burmese artist San Zaw Htway were invited to pen letters to him as an act of remembrance and to come to terms with their circumstances, as he had done while remaining full of light, happiness and joy under custody.

Composed from their letters, Letter to San Zaw Htway is filmed by Burmese cinematographer Bo Thet Htun and Petr Lom, who had worked together with San Zaw Htway over a period of four years.

Letter to San Zaw Htway had its world premiere at IDFA (2021).