We Were The Scenery

Indonesian Premiere

Synopsis

Sinopsis

The story of Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che, who, in 1975, after fleeing the Vietnam War by boat and docking in the Philippines, were utilized as background extras in the filming of APOCALYPSE NOW.

Schedule

Jadwal

Fri, 5 Dec 2025 | 18:45 | EMPIRE XXI | Premiere

Director's Biography

Biografi Sutradara

Christopher Radcliff

Christopher Radcliff is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has screened at festivals worldwide and online via Criterion, Short of the Week, and Lé Cinema Club. His latest film WE WERE THE SCENERY received the Short Film Jury Award for Nonfiction at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

Credit

Kredit

Production Company	–
Producer	Cathy Linh Che, Jess X. Snow
Director	Christopher Radcliff
Scriptwriter	Cathy Linh Che
Cinematographer	Jess X. Snow
Production Designer	–
Editor	Christopher Radcliff
Main Cast	Hoa Thị Lê Chế, Huệ Nguyên Chế
Director’s filmography	We Were The Scenery \| short doc \| 2025 Appocalips (2023) \| short doc (3-channel video installation) \| 2023 Lost Episode \| experimental short \| 2019 The Strange Ones \| fiction feature \| 2017 Jonathan’s Chest \| fiction short \| 2014 The Strange Ones \| fiction short \| 2011
Notable Achievement	Sundance Film Festival, USA \| 2025 * World Premiere, * Short Film Jury Award for Non-Fiction Visions du Réel, Switzerland \| 2025 International Premiere LA Asian Pacific Film Festival, USA \| 2025 SPECIAL JURY PRIZE FOR DOCUMENTARY SHORT Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland \| 2025 *Best International Short Documentary Film
Contact	[email protected]