Wang Shin-hong is Taiwanese-Burmese director Midi Z’s main fiction-film actor, and he suffers from insomnia. A fortune teller offers a cure: enter a monastery for 14 days and eat an apple each day. So Wang goes to a tiny rural Burmese monastery, and Midi Z follows with his camera. The result is a delightful, gently paced account of a temporary monk who accepts villagers’ devotion while dispensing moral advice. As documentary mutates into fable, Midi observes Wang’s world with patient respect and humour.

Director: Midi Z
Cast: Wang Shin-hong

Runtime: 84 mins