We Were the Scenery
We Were the Scenery
dir. Christopher Radcliff
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USA
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2025
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15 min
Film presented in set: Block 1. Short Films
venue
date
time
available
Kinoteka, 2
2025-05-09
18:00
Iluzjon, Mała Czarna
2025-05-11
16:30
Iluzjon, Mała Czarna
2025-05-14
18:00
Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che fled the country on a small boat. They docked in the Philippines, where they were utilized as extras in the filming of “Apocalypse Now”.
In 1975, soon after the end of the Vietnam War, Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che fled the country on a small boat. After nine days at sea, they docked in the Philippines, where they were held in a refugee camp. During this time, along with nearly 100 other refugees, they were utilized as background extras in the filming of “Apocalypse Now”.
Guided by their perspective and memories of their lived experiences, “We Were The Scenery” is a short documentary that traces Vietnam, The Philippines, and the USA within past and present, truth and fiction, life and cinema. Warning: This film contains stroboscopic effects.
- duration:
- 15 min
- country / year of production:
- USA / 2025
- director:
- Christopher Radcliff
- cinematography:
- Jess X. Snow
- production:
- Cathy Linh Che, Jess X. Snow
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2025 – Sundance FF: Jury Award for Non-Fiction
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