Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

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We Were The Scenery

United States
2025 — 14'45" / Color

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Synopsis

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.

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Directors' Biography

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.

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Directors

Christopher Radcliff

Producers

Cathy Linh Che

Jess X. Snow

Cinematographers

Jess X. Snow

Editors

Christopher Radcliff

Sound

Haina Zhou

Mackie Mallison

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