CHILDREN OF THE MIST

SHOWTIME: Friday July 14th at 12PM

SYNOPSIS: In a village hidden in the mist-shrouded Northwest Vietnamese mountains resides an indigenous Hmong community, home to 12-year-old Di, part of the first generation of her people with access to formal education. A free spirit, Di 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 she faces the local custom of "bride kidnapping."

DIRECTOR: Ha La Diem | LANGUAGE: Hmong / Vietnamese

YEAR: 2021 | RUNNING TIME: 92 minutes | COLOR

COUNTRY: Vietnam | GENRE: Documentary