Before the Sea Forgets
Indonesian Premiere
17 Minutes | 2025 | Singapore | Drama | 🔊 Vietnamese | 17+
Synopsis
Sinopsis
On Da Nang’s peninsula, where echoes of war linger, a gay tourist couple searches for a forgotten Vietnamese soldier’s grave, shadowed by a mysterious skate crew carving their paths.
Schedule
Jadwal
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 | 15:15 | EMPIRE XXI | Studio 3
Thu, 4 Dec 2025 | 12:30 | EMPIRE XXI | Studio 3
Director's Biography
Biografi Sutradara
Ngoc Duy Le
Le Ngoc Duy is a filmmaker exploring the politics of memory, history, queer expression, and Central Vietnamese heritage. His recent works examine the influence of official narratives on shaping collective memory and the dominant role of larger systems in the construction of history. His latest short, "Before the Sea Forgets," was an official selection in Cannes’ Directors' Fortnight 2025 and a Queer Palm nominee. He is a Prince Claus Fund’s Seed Awardee 2025 and a Locarno Filmmakers Academy 2025 participant. In 2024, he received a production grant from the CJ Short Filmmaking Project in Vietnam.
Credit
Kredit
| Production Company | N/A |
| Producer | Phan Nguyet Minh Nguyen, Wan Ping Looi |
| Director | Ngoc Duy Le |
| Scriptwriter | Ngoc Duy Le |
| Cinematographer | Wan Ping Looi |
| Production Designer | Doan Gia Hy |
| Editor | Ngoc Duy Le |
| Main Cast | Tran The Manh, Nguyen Le Son |
| Director’s filmography | Cuối giường dáşy lĂŞn má»™t tiáşżng gọi |
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| Contact | [email protected] |
