Before the Sea Forgets - Movie

Before the Sea Forgets

Lê Ngọc Duy
Fiction : 17' / Gay, Politics

On Da Nang's peninsula, where echoes of war linger, a gay tourist couple searches for a forgotten Vietnamese soldier's grave, shadowed by a mysterious skate crew carving their paths.

* Part of the program “Curtas 4”

/ EXHIBITION

Lisboa

September 24 | 19h00 | Cinema São Jorge - Sala 3

Sections: QL - Short Film Competition

/ Details

Year: 2025

Country: Singapore

Language: vietnamese

Subtitles: english

With: Tran The Manh, Nguyen Le Son

/ Direction

Lê Ngọc Duy

Vietnam

Born in 2000 in Da Nang, Lê Ngọc Duy is a filmmaker exploring the politics of memory, history, queer expression, and Central Vietnamese heritage. His recent works examine the influence of official narratives in shaping collective memory and the dominant influence of larger systems on the construction of history. Before the Sea Forgets, his latest short film, was an official selection in Cannes’ Directors' Fortnight 2025.