Private Project

Broken Dreams: Stories from the Myanmar Coup

Myanmar, 2023. Two years after the military coup, the country is in a state of chaos and violence. The junta is carrying out extrajudicial killings and seizing the property of activists and their families. Many activists have fled the country or joined the resistance armed groups. This feature-length omnibus film, consisting of nine short films by eight exiled Myanmar filmmakers, portrays the various viewpoints of ordinary Myanmar citizens who are caught up in a series of extraordinary events with heart-breaking, stunning, and inspirational results.

  • Ninefold Mosaic
    Director
  • M. Noe
    Writer
    Two Souls, A Thousand Years of Love, Love X Bites, Almost Love
  • L. Minpyae Mon
    Writer
    Dictator's Bathroom
  • Bo Thet Htun
    Writer
    Dancing in the Dark
  • Yit
    Writer
    Late Pyar, Dark Tangle
  • Rek
    Writer
    un_
  • Nay Chi Myat Noe Wint
    Writer
    To a Dear Little Seedling
  • Nay Ni Hlaing Kha
    Writer
    Samsara
  • Way
    Writer
    Home
  • Myat Noe
    Producer
    Two Souls, A Thousand Years of Love, Love X Bites, Almost Love
  • Mehm Thet Win
    Producer
  • May Wynn Maung
    Key Cast
    New Amsterdam (2018)
  • Aung Myint Myat
    Key Cast
    Two Souls, Deception, What Happened to the Wolf
  • Russell
    Key Cast
    Two Souls, Night
  • Paing Phyoe Thu
    Key Cast
    Late Pyar, Mi, What Happened to the Wolf
  • Myat Noe Aye
    Key Cast
    Late Pyar, Dictator's Bathroom, Night
  • Noven Htoo
    Key Cast
    Dictator's Bathroom
  • Chit Thu Wai
    Key Cast
    Dark Tangle
  • Japan Gyi
    Key Cast
    Dictator's Bathroom
  • La Moe
    Key Cast
    Dancing in the Dark
  • Preh Reh
    Key Cast
    Dancing in the Dark
  • Poe Reh
    Key Cast
    Dancing in the Dark
  • Kyaw Meh
    Key Cast
    Dancing in the Dark
  • Flynn
    Key Cast
    Un_
  • Priscilla Bawicia
    Key Cast
    Home, Grand Crew (2021)
  • Big Moe
    Editor
    Two Souls
  • Bo Thet Htun
    Editor
    Dancing in the Dark
  • Nay Ni Hlaing Kha
    Editor
    Samsara
  • Myat Min Khant
    Editor
    Dictator's Bathroom
  • Rek
    Editor
    Un_
  • Yit
    Editor
    Dark Tangle, Late Pyar
  • Lin Htet
    Music
    Two Souls
  • Lynn Lynn
    Music
    Dark Tangle, Late Pyar
  • Chit Thu Wai (vocal)
    Music
    Dark Tangle (Vocal), Late Pyar (Vocal)
  • Zay Zay
    Music
    Dictator's Bathroom
  • Unknown Poet
    Music
    Un_
  • Bo Thet Htun
    Cinematography
    Dancing in the Dark
  • Kaung Sint
    Cinematography
    To a Dear Little Seedling, Enter, Third Floor on the Left
  • Manila
    Cinematography
    Late Pyar
  • Moe Thorn
    Cinematography
    Dictator's Bathroom
  • Nay Ni Hlaing Kha
    Cinematography
    Samsara
  • Rek
    Cinematography
    Un_
  • Yit
    Cinematography
    Dark Tangle, Two Souls
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    2 hours 8 minutes 11 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 15, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Myanmar
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Language:
    English, Other
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Ninefold Mosaic

The Ninefold Mosaic is a group of nine Myanmar filmmakers who have risked everything to protest against the military junta. Most of us are currently in exile. We can provide detail bio-filmography if selected. Although we have released many impactful films individually, this is our first collaboration under this name. Some of the Ninefold Mosaic members are creative forces behind the 2022 Berlinale Best Documentary Award winning film "Myanmar Diaries".

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Director Statement

This film is from some of the creative forces behind Berlinale 2022 Best Documentary Award winning film "Myanmar Diaries". We want to capture not only the despair that people suffer under the military coup in Myanmar (Burma), but also the resignation, resistance, resilience, rebellion, and rehabilitation that the brave and graceful people of Myanmar demonstrate in the face of unimaginable collective trauma.