Mattie Do

Mattie Do
ແມດດີ ໂດ
Born
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
Years active2012–present

Mattie Do (Lao: ແມດດີ ໂດ) is a Laotian American film director. She is Laos's first and only female film director and the first horror film director from Laos.

Career[edit]

Chanthaly[edit]

Her directorial debut, Chanthaly (Lao: ຈັນທະລີ) (2012), was the first horror film written and directed entirely in Laos,[1][2] as well as the first to be screened at major film festivals outside of Southeast Asia[3] like the 2013 Fantastic Fest.[4]

Dearest Sister[edit]

Do's second feature film, Dearest Sister (2016), (Lao: ນ້ອງຮັກ)[2] was chosen to attend the 2014 Cannes Film Festival as part of the La Fabrique des Cinémas du monde program[5][6][7] and was selected as the Laotian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, the first time that Laos submitted a film for consideration in this category.[8] It was screened at more than 20 film festivals and was selected by Laos as its first Oscars submission for Best Foreign Language Film.[9]

The Long Walk[edit]

Her third feature, The Long Walk (Lao: ບໍ່ມີວັນຈາກ) (2019), premiered in the Giornate degli Autori section of the 76th Venice International Film Festival.[10] She won Best Director at the 45th Boston-Science Fiction Film Festival.[11]

Filmography[edit]

Personal life[edit]

Do was born in Los Angeles, California, to immigrant parents who left Laos during the communist revolution.[12] Do returned to Vientiane in 2010 with her husband to take care of her retired father.[13] She trained originally as a make-up artist and worked on film productions in Europe and America before becoming a consultant to the oldest film company in Laos, Lao Art Media, upon her return in 2010.[5] She, her husband and their dog Mango live in Vientiane, Laos.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Marsh, James (2013-09-26). "Fantastic Fest 2013 Review: Chanthaly is A Haunting Portrait of Modern Day Laos". Twitch. Archived from the original on 2014-06-16. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  2. ^ a b Do, Mattie (May 2014). "dearest sister". Vimeo. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  3. ^ "Nong Hak 'Dearest Sister' - A Lao Horror Film". Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  4. ^ "Chanthaly". Fantastic Fest. 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  5. ^ a b "dearest sister". Les Cinemas du Monde. Archived from the original on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  6. ^ Caroline Besse (2014-05-16). "La Fabrique des Cinémas du monde, possible tremplin pour les jeunes réalisateurs". Telerama. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  7. ^ Thanh Phương (2014-05-24). "Liên hoan Cannes hỗ trợ điện ảnh các nước nghèo". Radio France Internationale. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  8. ^ Frater, Patrick (18 September 2017). "Laos Selects 'Dearest Sister' as First Foreign-Language Oscar Submission". Variety. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  9. ^ "MATTIE DO――Depicting real lives of Lao women | Features". Japan Foundation Asia Center (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  10. ^ "'The Long Walk' ('Bor Mi Vanh Chark'): Film Review | Venice 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Boston SciFi Film Festival Awards". Boston SciFi.
  12. ^ "IMDB entry for Chanthaly". IMDb.
  13. ^ "Mattie Do". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  14. ^ "Lao Horror, Lao Hopes: 10 Questions with Mattie Do". littlelaosontheprairie.org. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2014-05-15.

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