Shamsil Balkis

Artist-filmmaker Htoo Lwin Myo examines some of the earliest pre-cinematic objects portraying Myanmar's colonial past: magic lantern slides. A polyphonous essay on the perils of history and the many stories we can find in the remains of times gone.

An elderly crime investigator has reached the end of her career. Shortly after stepping down, she encounters the Devil, who has appeared in the city and begun working as a police photographer. During a series of walks together, a warmth develops between them. Over the course of their conversations, the Devil reveals he needs her help to end his own existence.