students' program I

Ko Aung Zay Yar, a Muslim, and his wife Ma Tin Tin Maw, a former Bud­dhist turned Muslim, have called the Ayeyarwady fish­ing vil­lage of Nga Pote Thin their home since before Cyclone Nargis struck in 2008. They may have sur­vived that dev­as­tat­ing weath­er event, but their love is cloud­ed by her family’s dis­ap­proval of her con­ver­sion to Islam as well as the daily prej­u­dice they face as the only Muslim family in this oth­er­wise entire­ly Bud­dhist com­mu­ni­ty in Myan­mar. LOVE LIKE OURS shows how they nav­i­gate these chal­lenges and impart valu­able lessons to their chil­dren about ‘how to live your life when you are in the minority’.

Under the cur­rent polit­i­cal sit­u­a­tion in Myan­mar the film­mak­ers wish to remain anonymous.

Despite the pain and restric­tion inflict­ed by foot bind­ing, Chi­nese women incor­po­rat­ed its cor­re­spond­ing prac­tices into their every­day lives. Small feet and beau­ti­ful shoes were a source of pride. Craft­ing … read more

Three women living in Uttar Pradesh, India, are bound by the rules of patri­archy within their vil­lage. They work hard during the day while eager­ly await­ing the evening, which brings … read more