Hide and Seek
Producer / Director / Screen Writer / Editor
Location
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dao Duc Danh
Year
2021
5 min | Non Fiction - Inspired by true event
Actor:
Lam Thanh My (Sister)
Vo Hung (Grown up Tri)
Pham Thanh Tu (Young Tri)
A 5-year-old orphan got kidnapped and experienced child labor trying to find his way back to his unbiological sister.
This is based on a true story where I went to a talk event about this man's life and what he went through in his childhood. As an empath, I was highly attuned to his emotion as if I was in his shoes. It puts a burden on me because I think to myself how privileged and lucky I am compared to most people in this world. This inspired me to create my other short film, Hide and Seek. I want to retell a story that brings in a whole set of emotions through implementing global issues. A story that everyone can sympathize with when they hear or watch.
In this film, I am experimenting with something I've never done before. I am trying to tell a short story through the narrator's information. The characters will mainly focus on their action rather than their dialogue.