Pan Saen

Yee is a Shan village boy born to a poor family, whose parents migrated originally from Burma. His father died a few years ago leaving his mother alone to take care of 7 children.Yee has problems learning and speaking after having fallen on his head from a tree. Since then he barely communicates with his family and friends.

After his mother got a job working for the temple, Yee became intrigued by the horses and novices there. After a trial period working with the horses, Yee was asked if he was interested in becoming a novice and learning to ride. Though unsure what to do, his mother urges him to take the step and eventually Yee is initiated into the monastery as a novice.

The film follows his slow transformation as he gains confidence as a young novice. His journey, combined with what we learn from the, often traumatized past lives of a number of other young novices, illustrates the transformative power of the work of Abbot and Mae Ead.