Moe Myat May
Zarchi

Awardee

Country

Myanmar

Moe Myat May Zarchi advocates for gender equality through film.

Themes
Gender equality
Free Expression / Civil Society
Reexamining history
Others
Disciplines
Artistic Research
Film
Music
Photography
Sound Art
Video Art
Awards
SEED Award 2022

Profile

Moe Myat May Zarchi is a filmmaker and audiovisual artist from Myanmar and a graduate of the New York Film Academy (2016). Her films have won awards in the Singapore International Film Festival, Vesoul International Film Festival, and others. She has exhibited her works at the God’s House Tower (UK), the National Secretariat (Myanmar), and was a finalist at Julius Baer’s Next Generation Art Prize in Moving Images. Moe founded 3-ACT, a cinema organization that publishes cinema magazines and orgazines workshops and festivals. She also co-founded MATTER Audiovisual Lab, the first interdisciplinary and experimental art platform in Myanmar. In her practice, she explores the metaphysical, identity, femininity, and revolutionary themes through the innovative use of visuals and sound.