MONIFF 2022 Film Festival

Shorts from the National Film Board of Canada

Expired October 7, 2022 3:45 AM
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Two sisters grow up in Vietnam and are separated by the war between North and South. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, Thao, in her teens, must leave the country with her uncle. Her sister Sao Maï, only a little older, remains with their parents, hoping they will soon be reunited. But their separation will last nearly 20 years, and the letters they exchange are their only way to connect and relieve their loneliness. Thao and Sao Maï write about their everyday lives, their memories, the war, and its ghosts.


Jury Award - Best Animated Short

Newport Beach Film Festival (2021)

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    15 minutes
  • Language
    French
  • Note
    Subtitles
  • Director
    Sandra Desmazières
  • Producer
    Dora Benousilio (Les Films de l’Arlequin) Julie Roy (ONF)
  • Music
    Manuel Merlot