📖+10 XP
🎧+10 XP
✅+15 XP
Verse: filmmaking for women's rights in MyanmarCEFR A1
28 Dec 2025
Adapted from Exile Hub, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Matan Levanon, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
75 words
- Verse is a filmmaker who lives in Myanmar.
- She makes films that focus on women’s lives.
- She first worked as a reporter at a local agency.
- Her editors sent men to big political stories.
- She left reporting because she faced unfair treatment.
- She then joined a women’s rights organisation to work.
- Her grandmother ran a sawmill and defied rules.
- Verse cares for her grandmother and continues filmmaking.
- Her films ask for dignity and equal rights.
Difficult words
- filmmaker — A person who makes movies or films.
- reporter — A person who reports news for others.
- unfair — Not fair or equal to someone.
- organisation — A group of people working for a purpose.
- grandmother — The mother of a person's parent.
- dignity — Respect and a sense of worth.
Tip: hover, focus or tap highlighted words in the article to see quick definitions while you read or listen.
Discussion questions
- Do you like films about women's lives?
- Do you care for an older family member?
- Have you ever worked as a reporter?
Related articles
28 Nov 2025
13 Mar 2026
21 Oct 2025
13 May 2025
26 Dec 2025
Tomorrow Club: young writers share voices from Asia
PEN International’s Tomorrow Club connects young writers with mentors and publishes personal and political stories. The latest Asia edition brought together many young contributors and highlighted censorship, exile and calls for more support and mentorship.