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{{short description|Laotian American film director|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox person
[[File:Mattie Do and Saoirse.jpg|thumb|Mattie Do with her dog, Saoirse]]
| name = Mattie Do
'''Mattie Do''' is a [[Laotian American]] film director. She is [[Laos]]'s first and only female film director and the first horror film director from Laos.
| native_name = ແມດດີ ໂດ
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|film producer}}
| years_active = 2012–present
}}

'''Mattie Do''' ({{langx|lo|ແມດດີ ໂດ}}) is a [[Laotian American|Laotian-American]] film director. She is [[Laos]]'s first and only female film director and the first horror film director from Laos.


==Career==
==Career==


===''Chanthaly''===
===''Chanthaly''===
Her directorial debut, ''[[Chanthaly]]'' (2012), was the first horror film written and directed entirely in Laos,<ref name="twitchfilm"/><ref name="dearest_sister"/> as well as the first to be screened at major film festivals outside of Southeast Asia<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/nong-hak-dearest-sister-a-lao-horror-film |title=Nong Hak 'Dearest Sister' - A Lao Horror Film |accessdate=2014-05-21 }}</ref> like the 2013 [[Fantastic Fest]].<ref name="fantasticfest" />
Her directorial debut, ''[[Chanthaly]]'' ({{langx|lo|ຈັນທະລີ}}) (2012), was the first horror film written and directed entirely in Laos,<ref name="twitchfilm"/><ref name="dearest_sister"/> as well as the first to be screened at major film festivals outside of Southeast Asia<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/nong-hak-dearest-sister-a-lao-horror-film |title=Nong Hak 'Dearest Sister' - A Lao Horror Film |accessdate=2014-05-21 }}</ref> like the 2013 [[Fantastic Fest]].<ref name="fantasticfest" />


===''Dearest Sister''===
===''Dearest Sister''===
Do's second feature film, ''[[Dearest Sister]]'' (2016), ([[Lao language|Lao]]: ນ້ອງຮັກ)<ref name="dearest_sister"/> was chosen to attend the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]] as part of the ''La Fabrique des Cinémas du monde'' program<ref name="lescinemasdumonde" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telerama.fr/festival-de-cannes/2014/la-fabrique-des-cinemas-du-monde-possible-tremplin-pour-les-jeunes-realisateurs,112489.php |title=La Fabrique des Cinémas du monde, possible tremplin pour les jeunes réalisateurs |publisher=Telerama |author=Caroline Besse |date=2014-05-16|accessdate=2014-06-07 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viet.rfi.fr/van-hoa/20140524-lien-hoan-cannes-ho-tro-dien-anh-cac-nuoc-ngheo |title=http://www.viet.rfi.fr/van-hoa/20140524-lien-hoan-cannes-ho-tro-dien-anh-cac-nuoc-ngheo |publisher=Radio France Internationale |author=Thanh Phương |date=2014-05-24 |accessdate=2014-06-07 }}</ref> and was selected as the Laotian entry for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[90th Academy Awards]], the first time that Laos submitted a film for consideration in this category.<ref name="Laos1st">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/asia/laos-dearest-sister-first-foreign-language-oscar-film-1202563352/ |title=Laos Selects ‘Dearest Sister’ as First Foreign-Language Oscar Submission |work=Variety |first=Patrick |last=Frater |date=18 September 2017 |accessdate=19 September 2017}}</ref> It was screened at more than 20 film festivals and was selected by Laos as its first [[Academy Awards|Oscars]] submission for Best Foreign Language Film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jfac.jp/en/culture/features/f-ah-mattie-do/|title=MATTIE DO――Depicting real lives of Lao women {{!}} Features|website=Japan Foundation Asia Center|language=ja|access-date=2019-01-15}}</ref>
Do's second feature film, ''[[Dearest Sister]]'' (2016), ([[Lao language|Lao]]: ນ້ອງຮັກ)<ref name="dearest_sister"/> was chosen to attend the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]] as part of the ''La Fabrique des Cinémas du monde'' program<ref name="lescinemasdumonde" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telerama.fr/festival-de-cannes/2014/la-fabrique-des-cinemas-du-monde-possible-tremplin-pour-les-jeunes-realisateurs,112489.php |title=La Fabrique des Cinémas du monde, possible tremplin pour les jeunes réalisateurs |publisher=Telerama |author=Caroline Besse |date=2014-05-16|accessdate=2014-06-07 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rfi.fr/vi/van-hoa/20140524-lien-hoan-cannes-ho-tro-dien-anh-cac-nuoc-ngheo |publisher=Radio France Internationale |author=Thanh Phương |title=Liên hoan Cannes hỗ trợ điện ảnh các nước nghèo |date=2014-05-24 |accessdate=2014-06-07 }}</ref> and was selected as the Laotian entry for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[90th Academy Awards]], the first time that Laos submitted a film for consideration in this category.<ref name="Laos1st">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/asia/laos-dearest-sister-first-foreign-language-oscar-film-1202563352/ |title=Laos Selects 'Dearest Sister' as First Foreign-Language Oscar Submission |work=Variety |first=Patrick |last=Frater |date=18 September 2017 |accessdate=19 September 2017}}</ref> It was screened at more than 20 film festivals and was selected by Laos as its first [[Academy Awards|Oscars]] submission for Best Foreign Language Film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jfac.jp/en/culture/features/f-ah-mattie-do/|title=MATTIE DO――Depicting real lives of Lao women {{!}} Features|website=Japan Foundation Asia Center|language=ja|access-date=2019-01-15}}</ref>


===''The Long Walk''===
===''The Long Walk''===
Her third feature, ''[[The Long Walk (film)|The Long Walk]]'' (2019), premiered in the Giornate degli Autori section of the [[76th Venice International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |title='The Long Walk' ('Bor Mi Vanh Chark'): Film Review {{!}} Venice 2019 |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/review/long-walk-bor-mi-vanh-chark-review-1235951 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref> She won Best Director at the [[Boston Science Fiction Film Festival|45th Boston-Science Fiction Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Boston SciFi Film Festival Awards |url=https://www.bostonscifi.com/festival-awards |website=Boston SciFi}}</ref>
Her third feature, ''[[The Long Walk (2019 film)|The Long Walk]]'' ({{langx|lo|ບໍ່ມີວັນຈາກ}}) (2019), premiered in the Giornate degli Autori section of the [[76th Venice International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |title='The Long Walk' ('Bor Mi Vanh Chark'): Film Review {{!}} Venice 2019 |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/review/long-walk-bor-mi-vanh-chark-review-1235951 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=4 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She won Best Director at the [[Boston Science Fiction Film Festival|45th Boston-Science Fiction Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Boston SciFi Film Festival Awards |url=https://www.bostonscifi.com/festival-awards |website=Boston SciFi}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
'''Feature films'''
*2012: ''[[Chanthaly]]''
{| class="wikitable"
*2016: ''[[Dearest Sister]]''
!Year
*2019: ''[[The Long Walk (film)|The Long Walk]]''
!Title
!Director
!Writer
!Producer
!Notes
|-
|2012
|''[[Chanthaly]]''
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|Also makeup artist
|-
|2015
|''[[River (2015 Canadian film)|River]]''
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes|Executive producer}}
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Dearest Sister]]''
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|Also makeup artist
|-
|2016
|''Bangkok Nites''
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes|Co-producer}}
!
|-
|2019
|''[[The Long Walk (2019 film)|The Long Walk]]''
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
!
|}
'''Short films'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Director
!Writer
!Producer
!Notes
|-
|2020
|''The Tuk Tuk of the Fifth Kind''
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
!
|}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Do was born in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], to immigrant parents who left Laos during the [[Laotian Civil War|communist revolution]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2837366/releaseinfo?ref_=ttloc_sa_2/ |title=IMDB entry for Chanthaly }}</ref> Do returned to [[Vientiane]] in 2010 with her husband to take care of her retired father.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5621501/bio|title=Mattie Do|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-01-15}}</ref> 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.<ref name="lescinemasdumonde" /> She, her husband and their dog Mango live in Vientiane, Laos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://littlelaosontheprairie.org/2013/01/18/lao-horror-lao-hopes-10-questions-with-mattie-do/ |title=Lao Horror, Lao Hopes: 10 Questions with Mattie Do |publisher=littlelaosontheprairie.org |date=2013-01-18 |accessdate=2014-05-15}}</ref>
Do was born in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], to immigrant parents who left Laos during the [[Laotian Civil War|communist revolution]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2837366/releaseinfo?ref_=ttloc_sa_2/ |title=IMDB entry for Chanthaly |website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> Do returned to [[Vientiane]] in 2010 with her husband to take care of her retired father.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5621501/bio|title=Mattie Do|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-01-15}}</ref> 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.<ref name="lescinemasdumonde" /> She, her husband and their dog Mango live in Vientiane, Laos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://littlelaosontheprairie.org/2013/01/18/lao-horror-lao-hopes-10-questions-with-mattie-do/ |title=Lao Horror, Lao Hopes: 10 Questions with Mattie Do |publisher=littlelaosontheprairie.org |date=2013-01-18 |accessdate=2014-05-15}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Award
!Year
!Category
!Nominated work
!Result
|-
|[[Venice Film Festival]]
|[[76th Venice International Film Festival|2019]]
|[[Venice Days]]
|''[[The Long Walk (2019 film)|The Long Walk]]''
|{{Nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Sitges Film Festival]]
| rowspan="2" |2019
|Best Director
| rowspan="2" |''The Long Walk''
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Motion Picture
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Oldenburg International Film Festival]]
|2021
|Tribute
|Mattie Do
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Lusca Fantastic Film Fest]]
|2019
|Best International Director
|''The Long Walk''
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[QCinema International Film Festival]]
|2019
|Asian Next Wave
|''The Long Walk''
|{{Nominated}}
|}


==References==
==References==
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<ref name=dearest_sister>{{cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/94331291 |title=dearest sister |last=Do |first=Mattie|publisher=Vimeo|date=May 2014 |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref>
<ref name=dearest_sister>{{cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/94331291 |title=dearest sister |last=Do |first=Mattie|publisher=Vimeo|date=May 2014 |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref>


<ref name=fantasticfest>{{cite web|url=http://fantasticfest.com/films/chanthaly |title=Chanthaly |publisher=Fantastic Fest|date=2013 |accessdate=2014-05-15}}</ref>
<ref name=fantasticfest>{{cite web|url=http://fantasticfest.com/films/chanthaly |title=Chanthaly |publisher=Fantastic Fest|date=2013 |accessdate=2014-05-15| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517121513/http://fantasticfest.com/films/chanthaly | archive-date=2014-05-17}}</ref>


<ref name=twitchfilm>{{cite web |url=http://twitchfilm.com/2013/09/fantastic-fest-2013-review-chanthaly-is-a-haunting-portrait-of-modern-day-laos.html |title=Fantastic Fest 2013 Review: Chanthaly is A Haunting Portrait of Modern Day Laos |last=Marsh |first=James |publisher=Twitch |date=2013-09-26 |accessdate=2014-05-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616174945/http://twitchfilm.com/2013/09/fantastic-fest-2013-review-chanthaly-is-a-haunting-portrait-of-modern-day-laos.html |archivedate=2014-06-16 }}</ref>
<ref name=twitchfilm>{{cite web |url=http://twitchfilm.com/2013/09/fantastic-fest-2013-review-chanthaly-is-a-haunting-portrait-of-modern-day-laos.html |title=Fantastic Fest 2013 Review: Chanthaly is A Haunting Portrait of Modern Day Laos |last=Marsh |first=James |publisher=Twitch |date=2013-09-26 |accessdate=2014-05-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616174945/http://twitchfilm.com/2013/09/fantastic-fest-2013-review-chanthaly-is-a-haunting-portrait-of-modern-day-laos.html |archivedate=2014-06-16 }}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 00:02, 15 November 2024

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

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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

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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

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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

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Feature films

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2012 Chanthaly Yes No Yes Also makeup artist
2015 River No No Executive producer
2016 Dearest Sister Yes No Yes Also makeup artist
2016 Bangkok Nites No No Co-producer
2019 The Long Walk Yes No Yes

Short films

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2020 The Tuk Tuk of the Fifth Kind No No Yes

Personal life

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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]

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Nominated work Result
Venice Film Festival 2019 Venice Days The Long Walk Nominated
Sitges Film Festival 2019 Best Director The Long Walk Won
Best Motion Picture Nominated
Oldenburg International Film Festival 2021 Tribute Mattie Do Won
Lusca Fantastic Film Fest 2019 Best International Director The Long Walk Won
QCinema International Film Festival 2019 Asian Next Wave The Long Walk Nominated

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. 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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