Bà Nôi (grand-maman)
Khoa Lê
2013 - 85 min - Couleur - Canada

The son of Vietnamese immigrants to Canada, Khoa Lê returns to his roots to meet his grandmother and other relatives. It is the end of the year in Vietnam and the holidays are beginning. His trip soon becomes visionary and giddy...
A family film that becomes ethnographic, a travel film that becomes dreamlike, an intimate film that opens up the world. A first feature film that unveils a filmmaker.



Author-Director : Khoa Lê
Sound : Maxime Dumesnil
Editing : Isabelle Darveau
Delegate Producer : Picbois Productions

Distribution


Distributor : Les Films du 3 mars
Distributor : Dissidenz Films
Not commercial Distribution : ADAV
DVD Editing : Dissidenz Films

Distinctions

2014 - Festival du Film Vietnamien, Saint-Malo (France) : Sélection
2013 - Visions du réel, Nyon (Suisse) : Compétition Internationale Longs Métrages
2013 - Hotdocs - Canadian International Documentary Festival, Toronto (Canada) : Sélection officielle
2013 - RIDM - Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal, Montréal (Canada) : Meilleur espoir Quebec/Canada