Arkar | |
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အာကာ | |
Born | |
Nationality | Burmese |
Occupation | Film Director |
Years active | 2017 |
Spouse |
Wutt Yi (
m. 2017) |
Arkar ( Burmese: အာကာ) is a Burmese film director and screenwriter. [1] [2] [3]
Formerly an IT worker in Singapore, he moved back to Myanmar to pursue a career as a filmmaker. [4] He gained success with the film The Mystery of Burma: Beyond the Dote-hta-waddy, which was released in Myanmar on 4 May 2018 and in Singapore on 12 September 2018, [5] [6] and nominated for Myanmar Academy Award 2018. [7]
He is also best known for directing the short film Unbreakable Bond. The film was shot on smartphone and screened on 19 January 2020 at the JCGV Kanthaya Cinema. [8] [9]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref(s). |
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2018 | The Mystery of Burma: Beyond the Dote-hta-waddy | Yes | No | [4] | |
2019 | Tin String [10] | Yes | No | ||
Two Worlds [11] | Yes | No | |||
2020 | Unbreakable Bond | Yes | Yes |
Arkar | |
---|---|
အာကာ | |
Born | |
Nationality | Burmese |
Occupation | Film Director |
Years active | 2017 |
Spouse |
Wutt Yi (
m. 2017) |
Arkar ( Burmese: အာကာ) is a Burmese film director and screenwriter. [1] [2] [3]
Formerly an IT worker in Singapore, he moved back to Myanmar to pursue a career as a filmmaker. [4] He gained success with the film The Mystery of Burma: Beyond the Dote-hta-waddy, which was released in Myanmar on 4 May 2018 and in Singapore on 12 September 2018, [5] [6] and nominated for Myanmar Academy Award 2018. [7]
He is also best known for directing the short film Unbreakable Bond. The film was shot on smartphone and screened on 19 January 2020 at the JCGV Kanthaya Cinema. [8] [9]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref(s). |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | The Mystery of Burma: Beyond the Dote-hta-waddy | Yes | No | [4] | |
2019 | Tin String [10] | Yes | No | ||
Two Worlds [11] | Yes | No | |||
2020 | Unbreakable Bond | Yes | Yes |