Hélène Lam Trong
Hélène Lam Trong | |
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| Born | Hélène Lam Trong 1982 |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse, CELSA Paris |
| Occupation | movie director |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Notable work | Daech, les enfants fantômes |
| Awards | Albert Londres Prize of audiovisual 2023 |
Hélène Lam Trong is a French movie director and screenwriter born in 1982 in Vietnam.[1]
Career[change | change source]
Hélène graduated from the Institute of Political Studies in Toulouse in 2004 and from the School of Advanced Studies in Information and Communication Sciences - Celsa in 2006.[2] In 2014, she directed the documentary L’absente, maman est en prison (The Absent One, Mom is in Prison).[3] In 2017, she took a stand against anti-Asian racism by creating the "Asiatique de France" music video with Frédéric Chau, Anggun, and other French Asian personalities. This video gained significant media coverage[4] · .[5]
From 2018 to 2020, she directed four documentaries broadcasted on France 2: Joséphine H, Lilian Dubus et L'Enfant roux (Lilian Dubus and The Red-Haired Child), and Daech: les enfants du soupçons (ISIS: Children of Suspicion). In the documentary "Réseaux de la colère" (Networks of Anger), she gave a voice to Thaïs d'Escufon and Joachim Son-Forget. In 2023, she directed the documentary "Daech, les enfants fantômes" (ISIS, the Ghost Children),[6] produced by Fabienne Servan-Schreiber, which received a special mention from the Jury at the Documentary Festival on Justice and the Albert-Londres Audiovisual Prize.[7][8]
Filmography[change | change source]
Director[change | change source]
- 2023 : Daech, les enfants fantômes
- 2020 : Daech, les enfants du soupçon
- 2020 : L’enfant roux
- 2020 : Lilian Dubus
- 2018 : Josephine H
- 2014 : L’absente, maman est en prison
Distinctions[change | change source]
Awards[change | change source]
- 2023 : Special Mention of Jury at Justice Documentary Festival Paris
- 2023 : Albert Londres Prize of audiovisual
Notes and references[change | change source]
- ↑ Nassira El Moaddem. "« Asiatiques de France » : « Prenez la parole, montrez-vous, osez ! »" (in French). bondyblog.fr.
- ↑ "Hélène Lam Trong (promo 2004) prix Albert-Londres 2023" (in French). sciencepotoulouse-alumni.fr..
- ↑ Mustapha Kessous. "«Maman est en prison : l'absente»" (in French). Lemonde.fr..
- ↑ AFP. "Les "Asiatiques de France" lancent une vidéo contre les clichés" (in French). Lepoint.fr.
- ↑ Myriam Levain. "Les asiatiques de France en ont ras-le-bol des clichés et le disent dans un clip" (in French). Lesinrocks.com.
- ↑ Ulysse Busnel. "Sur France 5, les «enfants fantômes» de Daech au cœur d'un documentaire" (in French). Libération.
- ↑ FranceTelevisions. "Prix Albert-Londres pour « Daech, les enfants fantômes »" (in French). francetelevisions.fr.
- ↑ Liberation. "Le Prix Albert-Londres 2023 remis à Wilson Fache : retrouvez ses articles publiés dans «Libération»" (in French). Libération.
Other websites[change | change source]
E.Tran Nguyen. "Enfants de Daech : "Ils ont été abandonnés", déplore Hélène Lam Trong, 39e prix Albert Londres audiovisuel" (in French). francetvinfo.fr.