Private Project

Forgiving Sky

Six people are trapped in a ruined building, surrounded by a group of hostile people. With their food supplies dwindling and their hope for an escape waning, they must come up with a desperate measure to survive while holding onto what little human dignity that is left in them.

  • M Noe
    Director
  • M Noe
    Writer
  • M Noe
    Producer
  • Twetar, Phoo Pwint Soe
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 2, 2014
  • Production Budget:
    400 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Myanmar
  • Country of Filming:
    Myanmar
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival
    Yangon, Myanmar
    June 15, 2014
    World Premiere
  • Eastern NC Film Festival
    Winterville, NC, USA
    June 13, 2015
    International Premiere
  • Long Week of Short Films
    Shanghai, China
    May 22, 2015
    Chinese Premiere
  • Imaginings Film Festival
    San Diego, California, USA
    September 12, 2015
    USA West Coast Premiere
  • Golden Diana Awards
    Austria
    August 27, 2015
    European Premiere
  • Singapore Myanmar Film Festival
    Singapore
    November 8, 2015
    Singapore Premiere
  • China's Women Film Festival
    Beijing, China
    November 23, 2015
Director Biography - M Noe

Noe's early interest was in the Theatre and he later switched his focus of studies to World Film Studies, Film Theories, Criticism and Screenplay. He lives in Yangon, Myanmar and is a translator/interpreter at Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival, which is part of Human Rights Films Network. He also participated in Produire Au Sud Program in Bangkok. His previous film "A Story Long Ago" was shown at Wathann FF (Yangon and Bangkok editions), Stepping Stone FF (Bengalore, India), and NETMAA FF (Los Angeles, USA).

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Director Statement

The story and plot for “Forgiving Sky” is inspired by a true story from Central African Republic that happened a few months ago. When faced with a desperate and relentlessly inhuman situation, how long can we hold on to our humanities and our collective dignity as humans? This is a question I want to impose upon the audience with this film and the answer still eludes me to this day.