Now and Ever

A Film by Christina Kyi 

Biography of Main Actor & Actress

Zenn Kyi (born 25 August 1980) is a Burmese actor, scriptwriter, writer and singer. He is best known for his leading role in films Deception (2018) and Mudras Calling (2018), Now and Ever (2019), which propelled him to fame in Myanmar.

Since he was a teenager, Zenn Kyi has been a strong supporter of the NLD (National League for Democracy) party led by the Noble Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who is currently being incarcerated at Nay Pyi Daw prison for obscene charges accused by the Myanmar regime.

On 17 April 2021, in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d’état, Zenn Kyi and his wife Christina Kyi were detained at Yangon International Airport right before depart to Bangkok with MAI airline. They were put under house arrest along with their underage son and their assistant for nearly two months before being released.

Paing Phyo Thu ( born 5 April 1990) is a Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese film actress and a medical doctor. She won the Myanmar Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2017 Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards with the film, 3Girls. Paing Phyo Thu is considered one of the promising and prominent actresses in Myanmar. She is known for her performances in Mi (2018), Now & Ever (2019) and What Happened to the Wolf? (2021).
On 2 April 2021, warrant for her arrest was issued under section 505 (a) of the Myanmar Penal Code by the State Administration Council for speaking out against the military coup, calling for participation in the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) and supporting the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. Paing Phyo Thu and Na Gyi have been in hiding ever since.

Synopsis

Thiha (Zenn Kyi) is married to Wuthmone (Paing Phyoe Thu), who because of her traumatic past is suffering from psychosis. As a passionate lover, Thiha takes care of Wuthmone with much kindness. But in the later years of their marriage Wuthmone starts to suspect Thiha might be cheating on her and witnesses that he actually is. She blames only herself and rumination worsens her condition. But could what she saw have an alternative truth? Or, has Thiha fallen out of love?

Event info

24th of April, 2025
Fundraising Food Fair starts at 11:30AM
Film screening starts at 2:00pm
Movie run time: 150 min

Venue

Sidney Myer Asia Centre: Building 158
Melbourne University – Stop 1, Parkville VIC 3010
Victoria, Australia
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