Private Project

Up the Hills; Down the Valley

La and Tuong, indigenous Tai women from a mountainous area in northwest Vietnam, are living with HIV. The film tells their stories - from the brink of death after being infected by their drug-addicted husbands, to their blossoming as strong, independent women, able to support their families.

  • TRAN PHUONG THAO
    Director
  • Gigi Berardi
    Producer
  • Swann Dubus
    Camera
  • Nick Norton Smith
    Composer
  • James Hynes
    Sound design
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 15, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    22,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Viet Nam
  • Country of Filming:
    Viet Nam
  • Language:
    Vietnamese
  • Shooting Format:
    HDCAM
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - TRAN PHUONG THAO

TRAN PHUONG THAO (b,1977, Vietnam ) initially studied foreign trade and interpretation in Hanoi , but in 2001 she moved to France to fulfill her ambition of becoming a professional filmmaker. She acquired her Masters in Documentary Directing at the Université de Poitiers, France in 2004. She now lives and works in Hanoi.
Filmography:
–Worker’s Dream (documentary, 52′) Cinéma du Réel 2007, Pierre and Yolande Perrault Award
–With or without me (documentary, 80′) DOK Leipzig 2011, Torino IFF 2011, DMZ Doc Korea (winner of the international competition)…
–Finding Phong (documentary, 92′)

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