We Were the Scenery Film

13:OCT 16h00–16h30 30'
Batalha Centro de Cinema

Part of the session: Connections #1

The story of Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che, who, in 1975, after fleeing the Vietnam War by boat and docking in the Philippines, were utilized as background extras in the filming of Apocalypse Now.

Christopher Radcliff

Christopher Radcliff is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has screened at festivals worldwide and online via Criterion, Short of the Week, and Lé Cinema Club. His latest film We Were The Scenery received the Short Film Jury Award for Nonfiction at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

Christopher Radcliff

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