No Magic for Socialists

No Magic for Socialists

2025 · 105 min · Documentary, History, Horror, Fantasy

Artist Htoo Lwin Myo excavates the lesser-known and wildly joyful history of Myanmar’s horror and genre film industry in the 1950s that has persisted through political turmoil and archival neglect, told directly by the people who made it.

Directed by Htoo Lwin Myo · Written by Htoo Lwin Myo

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