Song of Souls
Directed by Sai Naw Kham2023 72m[Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary)
Shan State in Myanmar is home to a rich culture filled with ancient songs, traditional dances and beliefs. It is also a place where civil war has been raging for over sixty years. Shan folk singer Nan Mya Han was a star when she was young. Now she is older her metaphorical verses reflect the deep sense of loss that pervades a people battered by Myanmar's ruinous politics. Interweaving her songs with compelling scenes of rituals around healing, death and birth, the film transcends the purely observational to become a multi-layered, elliptical exploration of decay and impermanence that is both moving and totally mesmerizing.
