Elephants by the Roadside
World Premiere
Đàm Quang Trung Vietnam 2024 19 min M18 (Sexual Scene)
In this existential vignette on urban migration, a mother watches her son’s funeral through a phone while a gravedigger and paid mourner discuss moving to the city.
Q&A with Filmmaker(s)
7 Dec, Sat 7:00PM / 97 min
National Gallery Singapore
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Elephants by the Roadside
Những con voi bên vệ đường
Đàm Quang Trung
Vietnam
2024
Vietnamese
English
19 min
M18 (Sexual Scene)
World Premiere
Đàm Quang Trung
Born in Ho Chi Minh City, Đàm Quang Trung’s films focus on migrant workers and their sense of escapism. His previous short, Elephants in the City (2021), was screened in competition at the 32nd SGIFF.
Le Hoang Kim Ngan
Huynh Cong Nho,
Nguyen Tan Nhat,
Mai Huyen Chi
Southeast Asian Short Film Competition Programme 4