Forgetting Vietnam (2016)

“It all begins with two”: departure/return, earth/water, history/tourism… Starting from the ancient myth of Vietnam’s foundation – a battle between two dragons – and from the balance between earth and water that defines the country geographically, Trinh Minh-ha composes a palimpsest of words and images filmed in 1995 in Hi-8 video, then in HD in 2012. Words, superimposed, come and go like a graphic ballet that adds a layer to the archaeology visible in the landscape, a mix of ancient traditions and authoritarian attempts to eradicate them.

Released March 22, 2016 90 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.woman-director, imdb.present

Watch Providers: Kanopy, DocAlliance Films

Production Companies: Moongift Films

Country: United States
Production Countries: Germany, South Korea, United States, Vietnam
Languages: Vietnamese