We Were The Scenery

15 min

As war survivors relive trauma onscreen, their home movies quietly reclaim a lost South Vietnam—challenging a mythology that made them extras in their own history.

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Christopher Radcliff.

All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

Director: Christopher Radcliff

Producer: Cathy Linh Che, Jess X. Snow

Executive Producer: Su Kim, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Kelly Marie Tran, Sevasti Buford, Akemi Look, David Moon Ki Lee, Anthony Dinh Tran, Andreas Nicholas, Adrian Yu, Mingran Yamira Yang

Cinematographer: Jess X. Snow

Editor: Christopher Radcliff

Composer: Eliot Leigh

Language: Vietnamese

Country: United States of America, Canada

Year: 2025

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Asian/Asian American

Community

Essay Film

Family

Films on Film/Filmmaking

Human Rights

International

Race

Seniors

South Asian

Voices of Canada

War and Conflict