FILM SCREENING: CHILDREN OF THE MIST
Sat, Mar 22
|PoA White Box, Yellow Lane
A documentary about Di, a 12-year-old girl from a remote Hmong village in Vietnam, who struggles with the pressures of early marriage and the tradition of "bride-kidnapping." This free entry screening is part of PoA's International Women’s Day program in collaboration with Documentary Club.
TIME & LOCATION
Mar 22, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
PoA White Box, Yellow Lane, 2, 92 Soi Phahon Yothin 5, Khwaeng Samsen Nai, Khet Phaya Thai, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10400, Thailand
ABOUT THE EVENT
People of Ari and Documentary Club Present: Screening of Children of the Mist in Celebration of International Women's Day
Join us for a special screening of Children of the Mist, a documentary about Di, a 12-year-old girl from a remote Hmong village in Vietnam, who struggles with the pressures of early marriage and the tradition of "bride-kidnapping."
FREE ENTRY CHILDREN OF THE MIST (Vietnam / 2021 / 92 mins / director: Ha Le Diem) Di is a 12-year-old girl living in a village lost in the mist of Northwest Vietnamese mountains. She belongs to the Hmong ethnic minority where women get married very young, enduring the controversial tradition of “bride-kidnapping”. When Di enters puberty, her personality has changed drastically. The carefree little girl has turned into an impetuous, hypersensitive teenager constantly arguing with her mother who is trying to keep her away from reckless relationships that she is not mature enough to…