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Original Film Title: Live in Live
Director’s Name: Thet Nay Tun
Writer’s Name: Ruidi Bao, Jithu Jayakumar, Mg Bathar
Producer: Thet Nay Tun
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Country of Filming: Myanmar
Language: English
Runtime: 30 minutes
Film Description:
Live in Live is a post-modern expressionism psychological drama that blends romanticism and realism, exploring the internal struggle of a man trapped in the aftermath of a traumatic event, haunted by guilt and the weight of his own emotions.
Kyi Thar, a man in his 30s, works as a brand mascot performer. He suffers from complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) following the suicide of his beloved wife, who took her life due to harassment by an online Kyar Phyant Gang. The trauma from this loss has forced Kyi Thar into a repetitive, monotonous routine, stuck in a loop of self-blame and emotional numbness.
The film follows three days in Kyi Thar’s life as he attempts to break free from this psychological cycle. On the first day, he wakes up late, disturbed by a vivid dream of his wife’s suicide. He moves through his morning routine, trying to escape the haunting presence of his “other self,” a manifestation of his guilt that constantly blames him for his past actions. His other self reappears, showing him a photo of his wife, intensifying his feelings of shame. He tries to push these feelings aside as he heads to work. At the train station, the train is late, as usual. His other self reappears, criticizing him for not taking the bus instead. Kyi Thar then receives a phone call from his mother, informing him that his father is in critical condition and requires money within next two days, for treatment. If not his father will die.
When he arrives at work, his manager reprimands him for being late, preventing him from asking for the financial help he needs for his father, who is in critical condition. At the shopping mall, Kyi Thar performs in a frog costume as a mascot, dancing for the public. He teases a child with food, but the child begins to choke. Kyi Thar freezes, paralyzed by fear, but a bystander intervenes and saves the child. The event leaves Kyi Thar with overwhelming guilt. Later, as he returns home, he reflects on the day, realizing that he is trapped in an endless loop, desperately wishing for an escape from his pain.