Sai Nyi Min Htut is from Kyaukme, in Myanmar's Northern Shan State. After getting a degree in English from Lashio University, he spent several years working as an activist and writing about LGBTQI and other human rights issues before joining the Yangon Film School in 2020. Boy Queen, which he co-edited with fellow YFS student Nang Cho Lae Yee Thein, marks his directorial debut.