HOA (2018)
by Marco Zuin (Italy/Vietnam, short documentary)
sinossi
Questo breve documentario racconta la vita quotidiana di Hoa, una guaritrice appartenente alla minoranza etnica Dao, che vive in un villaggio rurale nel Vietnam del Nord. Hoa raccoglie le piante medicinali nella foresta e guarisce la comunità con l’aiuto di sua figlia Chiem e della sua famiglia. Mentre le foreste sono minacciate dalla deforestazione a causa del rapido sviluppo, Hoa continua a trasmettere l’antica tradizione femminile delle pratiche di fitoterapia.
synopsis
This short documentary follows the daily life of Hoa, a Dao ethnic minority healer living in a rural village in North Vietnam. Hoa collects medicinal plants in the forest and heals the community with the help of her daughter Chiem and her family. While the forests are under threat of deforestation due to rapid development, Hoa keeps transmitting the ancient female tradition of herbal medicine practices.
crediti/credits
regia, fotografia e montaggio | direction, cinematography and editing: Marco Zuin
sound design & mix: Philippe Gozlan
musiche originali | original music: Bottega Baltazar
color grading: Riccardo Cattapan
organizzatrice in Vietnam / line producer in Vietnam: Que Vo
produttore | producer: Roberto Cavallini
commissionato da | commissioned: Gruppo Trentino di Volontariato
con il contributo di | with the support: Provincia Autonoma di Trento & Fondazione Caritro
lingua | language: Vietnamita / Vietnamese
locations: Bac Giang Province, North Vietnam
durata | length: 20′
festivals & awards
2018
♦ World Premiere at 59. Festival dei Popoli (Italy), Habitat section,
♦ Anteprima mondiale al 59. Festival dei Popoli, Sezione Habitat
10th Tutti Nello Stesso Piatto Film Festival, Italia [Official selection, Short film competition]
5th Festival Mente Locale – Visioni del territorio, Italia [Official selection, Main competition]
1st Festival di Cinema sulle Foreste, Italia [Official selection, Main competition]
2019
16th FIFEQ – Festival international du film ethnographique du Québec, Montreal (Canada) [Official selection, Main competition], ♦ International premiere
2nd Doc Anno Zero, Italia [Short film competition]
12th EtnoFilmFest, Italia [Official selection]
21st FICMEC – Festival internacional de Cine Medioambiental de Canarias, Spain [Official selection], ♦ Spanish premiere
18th Euganea Film Festival, Italia [Opening film]
14th Sardinia Film Festival, Italia [Short doc competition]
14th Sole Luna Doc Film Festival, Italia [Official competition]
1st Tulum World Environment Film Festival, Mexico [Official selection], ♦ Mexican premiere
15th Lago Film Festival, Italia [Official selection], ♥ Best short film ‘Cinema Veneto’ Section
20th Malescorto International Short Film Festival, Italia [Official selection]
4th Working Title Film Festival, Italia [Official selection], ♥ Special mention award
4th Sole Luna Sguardi Doc Treviso, Italia [Official selection, short docs]
25th Cine Eco Film Festival, Portugal [Official selection, International short film competition], ♦ Portuguese premiere
4th Sandalia Sustainability Film Festival, Italy [Official selection]
10th Athens Ethnographic Film Festival, Greece [Official selection, Panorama section], ♦ Greek premiere
6th The Village Doc Festival, Italia [Official selection]
Pollinodoc – Festival del Documentario Antropologico (Italy) ♥ Award for Best documentary
Sjón Film Festival – International Anthropological Film Festival (Denmark)