2025-06-04

NAYPYIDAW - From exile, Myanmar filmmakers continue their armed resistance against the military regime. Many have joined rebel groups, seamlessly switching between camera and gun whilst using film proceeds to fund the insurgency.

A civil war has raged across Myanmar since the army, led by General Min Aung Hlaing, staged a coup on 1 February 2021.

Like many of their compatriots, Myanmarese directors fled to the Thai border region after the revolution. However, without the correct documentation, they are vulnerable to arrest by the Thai police. Nevertheless, this does not stop them from continuing to make films in protest against the brutal regime of the junta.

Photo: © Kyaw Soe

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Thibault Coigniez

Thibault Coigniez (°1999) is a Belgian freelance investigative journalist.

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Kyaw Soe

Kyaw Soe is a freelance journalist from Myanmar, now living in Berlin.

 

Kyaw Soe
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€2,500 allocated on 07/03/2025
ID
FPD/2025/2305
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