ALONG THE SEA
SYNOPSIS
Phuong, An, and Nhu are Vietnamese women in their early 20s. The three become illegal residents in Japan after escaping from their workplace as technical trainees. An contacts a broker to help introduce them to find work. The broker takes them to the fisherman's ice-covered hut where they can stay in exchange for labor. They are happy to find work while also doubling their salary. As they start their work, Phuong suddenly falls stricken with severe pain. An and Nhu worriedly take Phuong to a hospital, but they are rejected admission for not having an ID.
Festivals | Awards
Cairo International Film Festival 2020 - Award For Best Film Dealing With Human Trafficking Issues
Tokyo International Film Festival 2020 - World Focus Section
San Sebastian Film Festival 2020 - New Directors Section
Director: Akio Fujimoto
Producers: Kazutaka Watanabe, Josh Levy, Nguyen Le Hang
Production Company: E.x.N K.K., ever rolling films
Country of Production: Japan, Vietnam
Language: Japanese, Vietnamese
Director
Akio Fujimoto
Akio Fujimoto is a Japanese film director whose first feature “Passage of Life” (2017) won many awards, including: Spirit of Asia Award by the Japan Foundation Asia Center and Best Asian Future Film Award at 30th Tokyo International Film Festival. The film also won Jury Prize Award at Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival 2018.
Producer
Kazutaka Watanabe
Kazutaka Watanabe worked in various positions in the film industry and film festivals before founding his own company in 2014, with the goal of producing movies from A to Z. Kazutaka is working in Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival as coordinator for "Yamagata Rough Cut!" since 2017.
Producer
Josh Levy
Josh Levy was born and raised in California, where he gained experience in production roles at Disney and Fox. In 2012 he relocated to Vietnam and later co-founded, Hanoi-based ever rolling films. As CEO of the production company, he produced the short ROOMMATE, which won at Hanoi International Film Festival 2018.
Producer
Nguyen Le Hang
Nguyen Le Hang is a Vietnamese film producer and a founding member of ever rolling films. Her film credits include her role as lead producer on the short film LAM, ever rolling films’s co-production with Russian filmmakers, and co-producer on the short film ROOMMATE by Nguyen Le Hoang Viet.
