Children of the Mist / FIlm School Radio interview with Director Diễm Hà Lệ

CHILDREN OF THE MIST focuses on a village hidden in the mist-shrouded mountains located in the Northwest Vietnamese region where an indigenous Hmong community resides. It is the home of a 12-year-old girl named Di, Di is part of the first generation of her people with access to formal education. A free spirit, Di happily recounts her experiences to Vietnamese filmmaker Diễm Hà Lệ, who planted herself within Di's family over the course of three years to document this unique coming of age. As Di grows older, her carefree childhood gives way to an impulsive and sensitive adolescence, a dangerous temperament for what will happen next; in this insular community, girls must still endure the controversial but accepted tradition of "bride kidnapping." One night, when the young girl's parents return home from celebrating the Lunar New Year, they are shocked to find their house is silent: Di has disappeared. Winner of the Best Directing award at I.D.F.A and Shortlisted for the 2023 Academy Awards for Best Feature Documentary, Diễm Hà Lệ’s documentary, CHILDREN OF THE MIST, is a tender portrait of a community on the cusp between tradition and modernity, and one girl tragically stuck in the middle. For news & screenings go to: filmmovement.com/children-of-the-mist * 2023 Academy Award for Documentary Best Feature - Shortlist For more go to: purinpictures.org/children-of-the-mist To watch itunes.apple.com/children-of-the-mist