WE WERE THE SCENERY

We Were The Scenery

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.

Credits

Director(s):

Christopher Radcliff

Producer(s):

Cathy Linh Che, Jess X. Snow

Writer(s):

Cathy Linh Che

Cast:

Hoa Thị Lê Chế, Huệ Nguyên Chế

Cinematographer(s):

Jess X. Snow
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Presented as Part Of Vietnamese Journeys – Marking Fifty Years of Memory, Migration, and Resilience

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