28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

25. 10.–3. 11. 2024
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Ruby Hunters
Ruby Hunters

Ruby Hunters

May Myat Noe Aye / Myanmar / 2024 / World Premiere / 20 min.


synopsis

Hard work, insecure earnings and a whole family in debt. These are the circumstances faced by gem prospectors in the abandoned mines of Myanmar. After mining was banned, the local population has been drawn to them, hand-picking through thousands of stones, eager to find the right one – and the better life it will bring.

“Sometimes no matter how much you dig, you don’t find a thing. But one good gemstone can make you rich.”

biography

May Myat Noe Aye (1995) comes from Rangoon, the largest city in Myanmar. After studying German and management, she joined the Yangon Film School, where she worked on a number of student films as a sound engineer and editor. She dedicated her debut documentary to a local rapper known as Wareru.

more about film

director: May Myat Noe Aye
producer: Soe Arkar Htun

contact

Huth Johanna / Yangon Film School
huth@yangonfilmschool.org

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Screening time

Thursday 31. 10. 2024, 14:00

Kino Dukla – Reform

Film at festival

premiere type:World Premiere
festival edition:2024
section:Ji.hlava Online, Short Joy
language:Burmese
subtitles:English
colour:Colour

Info

director:May Myat Noe Aye
original title:Ruby Hunters
country:Myanmar
year:2024
running time:20 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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