Hoa

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Hoa

Hoa

original title:

Hoa

directed by:

cinematography:

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production:

Altrove Films, Gruppo Trentino di Volontariato

country:

Italy / Vietnam

year:

2018

film run:

20'

format:

colour

status:

Ready (12/11/2018)

festivals & awards:

This documentary follows the daily life of Hoa, a Dao ethnic minority healer living in a rural village in North Vietnam. Hoa collects medicinal plants in the forest and heals the community with the help of her daughter Chiem and her family. While the forests are under threat of deforestation due to rapid development, Hoa keeps transmitting the ancient female tradition of herbal medicine practices.