Synopsis
Zell paints the portrait of her friend, a painting student at the Fine Arts School in Hanoï. Her mother is a poor worker in a brickyard and her situation inspires the work of her daughter, who sells her paintings to the many passing tourists. This new trade is barely tolerated.
Rewards, festivals and diffusions
Cinéma du réel
About : Workshops in Viêtnam
Nine workshops were set up in Viêtnam since 2004 in Hanoï, in Da Nang and in Hô Chi Minh city. In 2016, a workshop is organized by former trainees who became independant filmmakers.

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