Screening
ECIB
31-10-2025 / 19:00 h.
Film Information
Year: 2022
Duration: 96'
Language: VOSE
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis
Midwives follows the lives of Hla, a Buddhist midwife who owns a makeshift clinic in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State, and her Muslim apprentice Nyo Nyo. Despite ethnic and religious tensions, they work side by side providing essential maternity care to the persecuted Rohingya woman, an ethnic minority in Myanmar who face severe restrictions and denial of basic rights. The film is an observational documentary filmed over five years, highlighting the courage and resilience of these women bringing new life amid conflict, discrimination, and political upheaval in Myanmar. It offers a rare, intimate insight into the complex social realities of the country and the struggles of its people to maintain dignity and hope.
Director
Hnin Ei Hlaing (Kyaukphyu,1985) has worked as a freelance filmmaker in Myanmar since 2006, acting as director, producer, editor, and sound recordist after attending film schools in both Myanmar and Germany. Her directorial debut, Burmese Butterfly (2011), screened at over 20 film festivals around the world. Her feature documentary debut, Midwives (2022), won the Special Jury Prize for Excellence in Vérité Filmmaking at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
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