Mattie Do
Mattie Do (born in Los Angeles ) is an American director with Laotian roots. She is the first female director of a Lao feature film. Her directorial debut, the horror film Chanthaly , is the first film to be written and produced entirely in Laos. Chanthaly is also the first film from Laos to be shown at international film festivals outside of Southeast Asia (including Cannes and Toronto 2013). Do is currently working on her second feature film Dearest Sister (ນ້ອງ ຮັກ), which was co-financed, among other things, by a successful Indiegogo campaign.
Before returning to Laos in 2010, Do worked as a makeup artist for film productions in Europe and North America. Do and her husband Chris Larsen live in Vientiane , Laos, and founded the film company Sleepy Whippet Films together in 2010 .
Awards
- 2019: Award for Best Director ( Bor Mi Vanh Chark )
Web links
- Mattie Do in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mattie Do in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Lao Horror, Lao Hopes: 10 Questions with Mattie Do
- ↑ Fantastic Fest 2013 Review: Cchantaly ( Memento of the original from June 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Mattie Do Screen Division
- ↑ Laos' first horror film director just realized she can buy real blood cheap at the open market. It's time to make a second film!
- ↑ Director Mattie Do Crowdfunding Laos' Second Horror Film, Ever ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Sleepy Whippet Films - Homepage
- ↑ Sleepy Whippet film on EZTV
- ^ Emilio Mayorga: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia's debut 'The Platform' Tops Sitges Awards. In: Variety, October 12, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thu, Mattie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American director with Lao roots |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |