Before the Sea Forgets
Singapore Premiere
Lê Ngọc Duy Singapore 2025 17 min R21 (Homosexual Theme)
Two gay travellers hunt for a lost soldier’s burial site on Da Nang’s war-scarred peninsula. Meanwhile, a group of skateboarders weave through the landscape, rewriting old stories.
Synopsis Writer: Vess Chua
Q&A with Filmmaker(s)
6 Dec, Sat 9:30PM / 91 min
Golden Village Suntec, Hall 8
AT THE FEST!
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RUSH QUEUE:
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Before the Sea Forgets
Lê Ngọc Duy
Singapore
2025
Vietnamese
English
17 min
R21 (Homosexual Theme)
Singapore Premiere
Lê Ngọc Duy
Lê Ngọc Duy is a filmmaker exploring the politics of memory, history, queer expression, and Central Vietnamese heritage. Before the Sea Forgets premiered at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight.
Trần Thế Mạnh,
Nguyễn Lê Sơn
Nguyễn Phan Nguyệt Minh,
Looi Wan Ping
Southeast Asian Short Film Competition Programme 5
