I want to be a photographer
“There is a great deal of inequality in our world. Some children get pocket money from their parents, study with great teachers, and play when they get back home. These kids can enjoy being children.”
“Others have to quit school to take care of the family.”
With filmmaking paused due to COVID-19, Paing Phyo Thu began researching the one million child labourers in Myanmar, and became particularly concerned about a group of children in Mandalay who take photographs of tourists for money.