Hair, Paper, Water... (2026)
- Original title
- Tóc, giấy và nước...
- Directed by
- Minh Quý Trương
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Vietnam, France, Belgium
- Rated
- 15
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary uses 16mm film snapshots to show the daily life of an elderly Rục woman and her extended family in Vietnam. It focuses on small moments and memories over a broad narrative.
observationalintimategentlecontemplativemeditativeeverydaynostalgic
What happens
Hair, Paper, Water... (Vietnamese: Tóc, Giấy và Nước...) is a 2025 documentary film written and directed by Belgian filmmaker Nicolas Graux and Vietnamese director Trương Minh Quý. The film shot on 16mm is a series of 'snapshots' of the life of an elderly Rục lady and her large extended family with a focus on capturing moments and memories. The Rục people were first contacted in 1959, and numbered 580 individuals living in 144 households as of April 2022. The film had its world premiere at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 14 August 2025, in the Filmmakers of the Present Competition section, where it won Golden Leopard – Filmmakers of the Present. It competed in Official Competition at the 2025 BFI London Film Festival on 11 October 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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