Midwives (2022 film)

Midwives is a 2022 Burmese documentary film directed by Hnin Ei Hlaing. It explores the interactions and tensions between a Buddhist Bamar midwife and her Muslim Rohingya apprentice. The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and won the Excellence In Verité Filmmaking World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award.[1][2]

Midwives
Directed byHnin Ei Hlaing
Produced byMila Aung-Thwin
Edited by
  • Mila Aung-Thwin
  • Hnin Ei Hlaing
  • Ryan Mullins
Music by
Production
companies
Columbia TriStar Television
Craig Anderson Productions
Release date
  • January 21, 2022 (2022-01-21)
(Sundance)
Running time
92 min.
CountryMyanmar
LanguagesBurmese, Rakhine

References

  1. Gharib, Malaka (28 January 2022). "Sundance prize goes to 'Midwives' — about a Buddhist midwife and her Muslim apprentice". NPR. Retrieved 2022-01-29 via NPR.
  2. Galuppo, Mia (29 January 2022). "Sundance: 'Nanny' and 'The Exiles' Take Top Prizes at 2022 Fest". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

Midwives at IMDb


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