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Flowing Home (Như một dòng sông)

Sandra Desmazières
2021 | 15 min

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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.

Awards and distinctions

  • Best Animated Short
    International Film Festival, Spokane
    2023
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs Award
    New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival, Chitose
    2021
  • Prix de la créativité et de l'expression artistique
    International Animated Film Festival, Banjaluka
    2021
  • Animated Short
    Newport Beach Film Festival, Newport Beach
    2021
  • Prix du jury lycéen
    Festival de cinéma d'animation, Pontarlier
    2021
  • Second Best Film
    International Short Film Festival, Istanbul
    2021
  • Best Animation
    LA Shorts Fest (ONLINE), Los Angeles
    2021