Mattie Do
Mattie Do is a Lao film director. She is the first female director of a Lao feature film. Her directorial debut Chanthaly is 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 south-east-asia [3] like the 2013 Fantastic Fest.[4]
Do is currently working on her second feature film Dearest Sister (Lao: ນ້ອງຮັກ).[5] [2]
Do was born in Los Angeles, California to recent immigrants from Laos.[6] 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 and her husband live in Vientiane, Laos. [7]
References
- ^ Marsh, James (2013-09-26). "Fantastic Fest 2013 Review: Chanthaly is A Haunting Portrait of Modern Day Laos". Twitch. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- ^ a b Do, Mattie (May 2014). "dearest sister". Vimeo. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ^ "Nong Hak 'Dearest Sister' - A Lao Horror Film". Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ^ "Chanthaly". Fantastic Fest. 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- ^ a b "dearest sister". Les Cinemas du Monde. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ^ "IMDB entry for Chanthaly".
- ^ "Lao Horror, Lao Hopes: 10 Questions with Mattie Do". littlelaosontheprairie.org. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
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