Flowing Home

A 15′ short film
Traditional and digital 2D
Written and directed by Sandra Desmazières
A coproduction Les Films de l’Arlequin – NFB

Two sisters grow up in Vietnam and are separated by the war between North and South. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, Thao, in her teens, must leave the country with her uncle. Her sister Saoi Maï, only a little older, remains with their parents, hoping they will soon be reunited. But their separation will last nearly 20 years, and the letters they exchange are their only way to connect and relieve their loneliness. Thao and Sao Maï write about their everyday lives, their memories, the war, and its ghosts.

Shortlisted for the Oscars, nomminated for César and Canadian Screen awards 2022 for best animated short film

Selected in over 70 festivals including Hiroshima – Vila Do Conde – Stuttgart International Film  – Tricky Women – Les sommets du cinéma Montréal – New-York shorts etc…