Losing Ground (; ) is a 2023 Burmese short documentary film about the situation of young citizens in Yangon, Myanmar after the country's coup d'état in 2021. Directed by an anonymous filmmaker from Yangon after his release from prison, it premiered at the 54th Visions du Réel in Nyon, Switzerland in late April 2023. The film was later screened in Japan as an entry to the "New Asian Currents" section of the 18th Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival (YIDFF) on 9 October 2023, where it won the Ogawa Shinsuke Prize, the section's highest award.
Production An anonymous male filmmaker from Yangon made the film Losing Ground after his release from prison, with his eight-month-long imprisonment being due to his participation in the nationwide protest movement after the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
Accolades Award Ceremony date Category Recipient(s) Result Visions du Réel 28 April 2023 Jury Prize for the Best Short Film Losing Ground Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 19 October 2023 Ogawa Shinsuke Prize Losing Ground
See also Rays of Hope, a 2023 autobiographical documentary by director Ko Pauk about his life during the Myanmar civil war
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