Films found one film Country "Myanmar" x Year of production "1996" x films with a digital version 1 Region South-East Asia 1 Country Myanmar 1 x Keywords Collective / Community identity 1 Religion / Belief / Faith 1 Directors Kawanami, Hiroko 1 Series not set 1 Country of production United Kingdom 1 Year of production 1996 1 x Film Keepers of the Faith: The Buddhist Nuns of Saigang Hills 1996 51' Directed by Hiroko Kawanami. In the Saigang Hills, 12 miles from the ancient capital of Mandalay are hundreds of pagodas, stupas, monasteries and nunneries which form a focal point of worship for Buddhism in Burma. In 1986 the filmmaker lived for 15 months as a nun in the Thameikdaw Gaung nunnery. Some years later she is coming back for a visit in order to see what has changed. This is an intimate insight into the daily live of a nunnery as well a portrait of the monastic economy and its interactions with the society. South-East Asia Religion / Belief / Faith Collective / Community identity