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Kaung Htet
Film director of documentaries and short narrative fictions. Born and raised in central Yangon. Trained as a graphic designer, he quickly adopted still photography as his primary medium. After working for the Myanmar Times' photojournalism desk, he added moving images and all aspects of film production to his mediums. .During the military coup, he was publishing photos and making short videos about mass unrest in Yangon. After 2023, he is based in Thailand, taking trips to document around heavy conflict zones, especially Northern West of Myanmar, Chin State, and the border are of Myanmar, covering untold stories.
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Works by Kaung Htet
CDM Family
Gigi, whose husband is a civil servant, had a peaceful life in her home country. Life had completely changed forever after the military coup in 2021. Her husband joined the CDM (Disobedience Movement) and fought against the military dictatorship. One day, plain-clothed police visited their home, and the family, sensing danger, left Myanmar to Thailand. What awaited them there was unfair treatment from the Thai police.
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