D1film

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 labor, 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.

• Fruit Gathering
• သစ်သီ:စူ:[MM]
• Writer and director: Aung Phyoe
• Producers: Thaiddhi and Thu Thu Thein – Third Floor Film Production (MM)
• Co-producers: Clair Marquette – Art_Production (F), Vít Janeček – D1film
• Podpora: CNC – Cinéma du Monde (production), Czech Film Fund (production)
• Pitchings and development presentations and awards:
• Jury Award, Myanmar Script Fund (2017)
• Autumn Meeting Grand Prix for feature film project “Fruit Gathering” at Art House
• Film Corner Pitching, Vietnam (2018)
• FLY Film Lab (Session 1) 2019
• Southeast Asian Film Lab (SGIFF) 2019
• Luang Prabang Talents Lab (2019)
• Locarno Open Doors Hub, 2020 (Award: Development Grant CNC)
• Ties That Bind, 2020 (Selected)

Media reflections:

• Variety: Fruit Gathering at Open Doors Locarno