Director
Hà Lệ Diễm
Run Time
92 mins
Release Year
2021
Country of Origin
Vietnam
Language
Hmong, Vietnamese
Produced by: Trần Phương Thảo, Swann Dubus
Children of the Mist (Những đứa trẻ trong sýõng)
Part of the The Conversation Strand
The Hmong people live a remote existence in the Vietnamese mountains. Director Hà Lệ Diễm spent three years filming them, and her film boasts a palpable closeness, especially as she focuses on Di, tracing her evolution into a moody teenager burdened with the knowledge that one day soon she’ll likely be kidnapped (as is Hmong tradition) to be betrothed to marry. There is an intense level of involvement between the filmmaker and the family, creating a dynamic and challenging viewing experience. [15]