Mother Saigon

  • 10 10
  • 2023
  • 98min
Mother Saigon
  • Original Title: Má Sài Gòn

Through deeply personal stories, this documentary paints a vivid mosaic of Saigon’s LGBTQI+ community as they search for acceptance in a city that still refuses to embrace them.

Mother Saigon
Awards

AWARDS: The Colin Low Award/ DOXA Documentary Film Festival/ Special Jury Prize. Montreal International Documentary Festival/ Prix Iris. Le Gala Quebec Cinema

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Visions du réel/ HotDocs/ NewFest/ Montreal International Documentary Festival

 

Mother Saigon - In a city that denies them, they dare to exist

In the heart of Saigon, members of the LGBTQI+ community navigate the delicate balance between self-acceptance and societal expectations.

Through intimate portraits, this documentary captures their struggles to reconnect with family and carve out a place in a city that still resists their identity, revealing a poignant fight for love, belonging, and dignity. 

Khoa Lê
Khoa Lê Director

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