Film: Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar

Sunday, 11/30/2025
1:00 - 3:00
Koret Auditorium
Main Library

100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States

415-557-4400

Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar is a new documentary about creative resistance in one of the deadliest conflict areas in the world. The film follows four democracy revolutionaries who are finding creative means to fight against the country's military junta. Some take up arms while struggling to stay true to their commitment to non-violence, while others engage in “artivism,” using music, poetry and art to bring about a peaceful, free, democratic and truly inclusive future for all people in Myanmar. 

Director: Jeanne Hallacy 
NR, 60 mins., 2025. Closed captions (CC) in English. 

Please stay for the post-screening panel discussion and Q&A with the film’s producer, Gregg Butensky, and activists Me Me Khant and Lone Kavan. 

Jeanne Hallacy (Director) has lived and worked in Southeast Asia for over three decades, directing award-winning documentary films about human rights and social justice issues. Her films are used as advocacy tools by civil society and educational institutions, and they are distributed by Documentary Educational Resources with select titles available on Kanopy. 

Gregg Butensky (Producer) is a human rights investigator and long time activist on Burma issues. He is the operations director of Kirana Productions and co-director of Ethical Traveler. 

Me Me Khant is a Burmese human rights advocate, researcher and writer based in San Francisco. She is the executive director and co-founder of Students for Free Burma (SFB), an advocacy group informing Burma-related legislation and policies in the U.S. Congress. She is also a Knight-Hennessy Fellow and holds a Master's in International Policy (MIP) from Stanford University. 

Lone Kavan is a San Francisco–based Burmese filmmaker, musician, and multimedia storyteller best known for his work on the acclaimed feature Money Has Four Legs (2020); his creative projects blend art, social impact and human connection through film, sound, and education. 

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Kírana Productions – Website | Kírana Productions – Facebook 

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