We Were the Scenery (2025)

Name: We Were the Scenery
Genre: Short Film
Released: 2025
Duration: 15 min
Cast: Hoa Thi Che, Hue Nguyen Che

Oscar Qualifier · Documentary Short Film · 15 min

2025 15 min United States, Canada English, Vietnamese

Director Christopher Radcliff

Synopsis

Vietnamese refugees recruited as background extras for Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now in a Philippine refugee camp — their daughter traces this surreal intersection of war, survival, and Hollywood.

Participants / Featured (as credited)

Hoa Thi Che Self

Hue Nguyen Che Self

Where to Watch

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Sources

Shortlist AMPAS 98th Oscars Shortlists Retrieved Dec 17, 2024