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Nyo Khet Kyaw
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your idea ? I saw the “Glassman” at the Burmese film festival and it was okay. ♦ Last year, you came to Burmese film festival. I would like you to say something about "Ice Poison"? “Ice Poison” – I walked out after 15 minutes into the movie. I don’t like it. Both the style and topic are done poorly. It is not about Burma. They were speaking Chinese. There are a lot of beautiful things in Burma to show than just drugs and social problems.
♦ Tell us about your brief biography.
I was born in Rangoon. My father, Desmond Hsa is the 18th Saopha of Lawksawk and my mother is Dr. Lily Hwang. She was the head of Pathology at Sao San Htun Hospital in Taunggyi. I lived most of my childhood live in Taunggyi. Following the Burmese Military Regime’s push into power, our family left Burma in order to escape incarceration and execution due to our privileged royal status. At age 11, my family moved to the United States Raised by Oxford educated parents, my upbringing provided me with the cultural and intellectual exposure necessary to overcome the adversity of moving to a foreign land. I excelled in academics and sports, receiving an athletic scholarship to play tennis at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Realizing I had an affinity for the visual arts, I continued my education at the UCLA School of Art, where he received his BFA. ♦ What inspires you to become a filmmaker ? I like to tell a compelling visual story to make people smile and think. My affinity for urban subculture, my fierce devotion to martial arts, and my intellectual prowess has chiseled a hard-edged persona that is reflected in my streetwise lifestyle. A filmmaker with talents and credits on both sides of the camera, I have etched a reputation as a chameleon, earning the recognition by the Venice locals as an “iconic figure with dragon-gangster mystique. ♦ What is your very first experience in directing? Immediately after graduated from UCLA, 2 colleagues and myself shot a 3 minutes trailer and pitched the concepts to various film producers. We were offered to do a feature film. I produced and started in it. This film “Ghostown” was picked up later for international distribution. ♦ How do you understand the difference between two words "Celebrity" and "Artist" ? I could careless about the word “Celebrity”. I was born as a Saopha and all eyes were on me when I was growing up. I’ve been a popular figure in High School and at University. Celebrities need other to validate their beings. An Artist is being true to his heart and did not need other to approve his existence. He is there to live and share. ♦ What is your favorite movies, director and actors? Directors - Wong Kar Wai, Wim Wenders, Jean-Luc Godard and Michelangelo Antonioni Actors – Bruce Lee, Marlon Brando and Jan-Michael Vincent. My favorite movies are Enter the Dragon, Apocalypse Now, Until the End of the World, White Line Fever. ♦ Have you watched Burmese movie? What do you feel after watching each movie? How do you think about Burmese film industry? I grew up watching movies of Kyaw Hein. I like his acting and his films. He has charisma and charm. Burmese movies are long, drag-on and repeat the same theme again and again. Burmese film industry needs to catch up with the rest of the world. ♦ Have you ever watched Burmese documentary short film ? What is
♦ You are now shooting vid-
eo for LAweekly.com. What is your most interesting topic? Is there any new topic you would like to pick up to get the video. I always want to tell a Los Angles Story and LA Weekly allowed me the perfect opportunity I’ve been seeking since I was at UCLA. All the topics are interesting to me concerning the culture and people of the great city of LA. I’m planning to do a piece on Burmese community in LA.
♦ What do you think about Burmese culture? Do you believe art should be framed
in its own culture? Burmese culture and art should be expose to the whole world because it is unique and different than any other in existence today. They are based on Buddhism and all about sharing, caring and love.
♦ How do you think about this year Oscar award? I don’t care about Oscar at this point in my life.
♦ Let's say if you were getting to create the new movie. What is your
priority to get it, stars power or the story of the movie? Stars power is important to get the movie off the ground. At the end, the story is the most important.
♦ How do you study for the editing?
In today’s world, most of the young directors edit their own films. It’s extremely important to visualize the end result while you’re creating, because it
will allow you to manage the schedule time and production cost while you’re filming. Just yelling “Action” and “Cut” doesn’t make you a director. LA Burmese Thingyan 2014 - I wanted to create a piece that everyone, not just Burmese, can appreciate, so that we can show the whole world about the wonderful Burmese culture that exists right here in Los Angles. This was possible because of the LA Burmese community, especially from Dr. Phillip & Sandi Kaw, and Henry & Noelene Kao. They all helped and guided me through the whole process of making the Thingyan video. I could have not done this without their assistance.
♦ You have in touch with Burmese community. Can you tell us about the strong and weak point of Burmese community in compare to other community. Burmese community need to be inclusive not exclusive. It needs to reach out to other community and expose the greatness of the Burmese culture. ♦ Do you have any plan to create Burmese movie? My ultimate goal is to make a Burmese movie that will win an Oscar one day. ♦ Most of our Burmese movies and songs could not escape from the copyright. Can you tell us about how important is the copyright in creating an art? You can always be influenced by other artist’s work and there’s a proper way to reach out and collaborate with them without having legal issue. ♦ How do you think about Myanmar Gazette? Myanmar Gazette is the best thing for the Burmese Community. ♦ Any message you would like to tell our Burmese Community. Always be a proud Burmese until you die.
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