Eat Your Cake; I'm a Vietnamese Refugee
Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers 2010 10m Short film
- Documentary
- Animation
This short documentary follows refugee Mitchell Pham from a Vietnam War prison camp to a new home in New Zealand. Director Sally Tran — a 2013 Killer Films Internship Scholarship recipient — recreates the harrowing childhood journey by mixing an interview with Pham as an adult, with both animation and live action. DIY more than CGI, the animation process was based on Vietnamese folded paper-craft. Requiring 20 volunteers, the 10,000 animated pieces of paper (and a rich score from The Sound Room) add weight to Pham’s story of survival and courage.
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