The filmmaker chronicles his trip to Vietnam, visiting his remote family for the end of the year festivities. Places and faces, both familiar and foreign, the said and the unsaid. Time has passed, miles too. With the colorful personality of the grandmother, portrait and self-portrait mingle with much humor and emotion. Little by little, the individual quest turns into a sensory experience through a dreamlike mosaic of kinship, memory and identity.
Screenwriting & Director
Khoa Lê
Cinematography
Mathieu Laverdière
Editing
Isabelle Darveau
Production
Karine Dubois
Genre
Documentary
Duration
85 min
Format
HD
Original version
Vietnamese
Trailer
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Awards and festivals
2012
Winner - Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal - Prix du Meilleur Espoir Québec/Canada
2012
Winner - Hot Docs - Prix du pluralisme de la Fondation InSpirit
2013
Official Selection - Visions du Réel
2013
Finalist - Prix Jutras - Meilleur documentaire
Credits
Screenwriting & Director
Khoa Lê
Cinematography
Mathieu Laverdière
Editing
Isabelle Darveau
Production
Karine Dubois
Music
Foxtrott
Sound design
Simon Gervais
