MÁ SÀI GÒN (MOTHER SAIGON)
100 min., Documentary, Québec, Canada, 2023Directed byKhoa Lê
Produced byLes Films de l'Autre - Khoa Lê
LanguageVietnamese
Film details
Synopsis
In Saigon, family culture carries on as it has for centuries, even when blood ties are broken. Through a mosaic of intimate portraits, Má Sài Gòn explores humanity’s universal desire for love, acceptance, connection and belonging through an LGBTQ+ lens. The film is a love letter – a bittersweet ode to a comforting yet disturbing mother, to a city that is as liberating as it is oppressive.
Crew
Script witer : Jonathan Bernier, Khoa Lê
Cinematography : Mathieu Laverdière
Editing : Isabelle Daveau, Ariane Pétel-Despots, Khoa Lê
Sound design : Simon Gervais
Sound mix : Bruno Bélanger
Music : Marie-Hélène L. Delorme
Sound recordist : Lynne Trépanier, Ngọc Tân Nguyễn
Direction
Khoa Lê
Born in Vietnam, Khoa Lê lives and works in Montreal. A videographer, multidisciplinary artist and screenwriter, he has a bachelor’s degree in filmmaking from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and specialized training in film production from the Institut national de l’image et du son (INIS). He has several films to his credit, including Lan et Mai (2006), Souvenirs de Lien (2007), Lan et Léa (2008), Je m’appelle Denis Gagnon (2010), Anna (2010) and Nuits nouvelles (2011), and collaborates in performance projects. Lê explores the themes of identity, hybridization and memory through different cinematographic genres.
Filmography
MÁ SÀI GÒN (MOTHER SAIGON) (2023 / 100 min)
BÀ NÔI (2013 / 85 min)
NUITS NOUVELLES (2011 / 11 min)
ANNA (2010 / 14min)
MY NAME IS DENIS GAGNON (2010 / 47 min)
LAN ET LÉA (2008 / 7 min 31)
SOUVENIRS DE LIEN (2007)
LAN ET MAI (2006)