February 1st

February 1st

2021 / France, Myanmar / 12 minutes / dir. Momo, Leila Macaire

Synopsis

Through the portraits of two women filmmakers, one Burmese the other French, who have both witnessed the country in a very different light, this visual documentary explores through a travel diary their reflection towards art, revolution and freedom.

Director

Momo is a filmmaker from Myanmar.

Leila Macaire is a french director and photographer living in Paris. Identity and social diversity are two themes recurring most presently in her work. Both in film and photography she questions and defends human rights as much as women's rights, finding expression through visual and aesthetic research.