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Aung Phyoe

Born September 24, 1989 · Pakokku, Myanmar (age 36)

Aung Phyoe is a writer, director, and film editor based in Yangon, Myanmar. He holds a Diploma in Editing from Whistling Woods International. His short film “Cobalt Blue” (2019) premiered at the Pardi di Domani section of the Locarno International Film Festival, while “Evening Clouds” (2022) had its premiere at the Singapore International Film Festival. He co-founded 3-ACT and contributed to the p…

Known For

Cobalt Blue

Cobalt Blue · 2019

Yangon, 1998. A boy and his mother are waiting for the return of the father, a civil servant, to move out another town at Upper Burma. On the last evening the boy tries to understand the complexities of relationships.

Fruit Gathering

Fruit Gathering · 2026

Fruit Gathering

In industrial Yangon, young factory worker San Kyi dreams of returning to her native village. Her relationship with co-worker Theint Theint Oo evolves from closeness to growing distance, revealing tensions between their expectations and life prospects. Amid exhausting labour, social repression, and economic uncertainty, both women seek escape and intimacy. San faces family pressure, emotional confusion, and a deep yearning for a life of dignity. The film delicately portrays female friendship and the fragile balance between intimacy, longing for change, and the social realities of contemporary Myanmar.

Evening Clouds

Evening Clouds · 2022

Out of work and forced to marry a man she dislikes, young San Kyi plans to run away with her best friend, but complications unfold.

Seasonal Rain

Seasonal Rain · 2018

A young girl comes into adulthood with confusion and repression by her parents.

Movies

Cobalt Blue

Cobalt Blue · 2019

Yangon, 1998. A boy and his mother are waiting for the return of the father, a civil servant, to move out another town at Upper Burma. On the last evening the boy tries to understand the complexities of relationships.

Fruit Gathering

Fruit Gathering · 2026

Fruit Gathering

In industrial Yangon, young factory worker San Kyi dreams of returning to her native village. Her relationship with co-worker Theint Theint Oo evolves from closeness to growing distance, revealing tensions between their expectations and life prospects. Amid exhausting labour, social repression, and economic uncertainty, both women seek escape and intimacy. San faces family pressure, emotional confusion, and a deep yearning for a life of dignity. The film delicately portrays female friendship and the fragile balance between intimacy, longing for change, and the social realities of contemporary Myanmar.

Evening Clouds

Evening Clouds · 2022

Out of work and forced to marry a man she dislikes, young San Kyi plans to run away with her best friend, but complications unfold.

Seasonal Rain

Seasonal Rain · 2018

A young girl comes into adulthood with confusion and repression by her parents.