He studied filmmaking when 15 years old. In 1998, he debuted as an actor in the television series
Mayana Kone The. He has since appeared in many films. He wrote his first script in 1999 for the film
Kyun Taw Chit Thaw Min Ma Myar. He then took a directing course under Academy winner director Mg Myo Min (Yin Twin Phyit) in 2000 before settling into the director's chair himself. He made his directorial debut in 2000 with the film
Thein Mwei Sue (Delicated Thorn) in 2000. The film has been shot entirely with an
iPhone 6 and 6+, and an
iPhone 5 and 5+ for the sound recording. He also used an iPad Air and a MacBook Pro for editing and an iPad Air to provide the background music. He used an iPhone 6+ for colour corrections and brought the movie up to the 4K resolution standard (4096 x 2160) to show it in local cinemas. The same year, he co-founded the Night School Pictures and Algebra VFX Studio. In 2016, he directed the film
The Gemini, was the first
LGBT film in
cinema of Myanmar and openly railed against the Burmese homosexuality laws. The film was screened in Myanmar cinemas on 2 December 2016 and also premiered at the Cinema Village in New York City on 9 September 2016, and became the first Burmese film shown in
Hollywood. He also directed the first Myanmar sci-fi film
Ananda: Rise of Notra, was screened in Myanmar cinemas on 11 July 2019. In 2020, he directed the film
Mya Mya, base on the true story of Mya Mya, a girl who was raped and murdered. In 2022, he directed the film
The Teacher (released in 2023), with the newcomer actors and actresses who were chosen by the audition. ==Selected filmography==