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In the highlands of North Vietnam lies the remote town of Sapa, home to a mosaic of colorful hill tribes. Sapa opened to tourism in the late 1990's and now roughly 200 hill tribe girls aged 7-18 years live independently on the streets of Sapa to sell embroidery. A few years ago Australian film...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Almond, Shalom (Author, Screenwriter)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Vietnamese
Language Notes:In English, with some Vietnamese fragments subtitled in English.
Published: [Australia] : [Shalom Almond Films?], [2008]
Subjects:
Women, Hmong.
Women > Vietnam > Sa Pa.
Tourism > Vietnam > Sa Pa.
Sa Pa (Vietnam) > Social life and customs.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Online Access:Credits from Internet movie database
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Summary:In the highlands of North Vietnam lies the remote town of Sapa, home to a mosaic of colorful hill tribes. Sapa opened to tourism in the late 1990's and now roughly 200 hill tribe girls aged 7-18 years live independently on the streets of Sapa to sell embroidery. A few years ago Australian film maker Shalom Almond visited Sapa as a tourist and became friends with four Hmong girls. The girls are savvy, street smart and dream of life beyond selling souvenirs. But how will these young girls survive the leap from remote tribal culture to 21st century Asia? Over the next three years Shalom returns to Vietnam with her camera to find out.
Item Description:Originally produced in 2008.
Classification: Exempt (for educational use only)--Container.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC, all regions.
Audience:Ronin recommends: parental guidance.
Awards:St Kilda Film Festival, 2009: Best Documentary. South Australian Screen Awards: Best Feature Film.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Shalom Almond ; editor, David Banbury.