Hélène Lam Trong is a French movie director and screenwriter born in 1982 in Vietnam[1].
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| Born | Hélène Lam Trong 1982 |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Institute of Political Studies, Toulouse; CELSA Paris |
| Occupation | movie director |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Notable work | Daech, les enfants fantômes |
| Awards | Albert Londres Prize of audiovisual 2023 |
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Hélène earned her degree from the Institute of Political Studies in Toulouse in 2004 and later graduated from the School of Advanced Studies in Information and Communication Sciences - Celsa in 2006[2]. In 2014, she helmed 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 alongside Frédéric Chau, Anggun, and other prominent French Asian personalities, generating considerable media attention[4] · [5].
Between 2018 and 2020, Hélène directed four documentaries aired 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 provided a voice for 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, earning a special mention from the Jury at the Justice Documentary Festival Paris[7] and the Albert-Londres Audiovisual Prize[8][9].
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- 2023 : Special Mention of Jury at Justice Documentary Festival Paris
- 2023 : Albert Londres Prize of audiovisual
Notes and references edit
- ^ Nassira El Moaddem (23 March 2017). "" 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. 28 November 2023..
- ^ Mustapha Kessous (14 March 2014). ""Maman est en prison : l'absente"". Le Monde.fr (in French). Lemonde.fr..
- ^ AFP (23 March 2017). "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.
- ^ avocatparis. "Festival du documentaire sur la justice : un grand succès pour la première édition à la Maison du Barreau" (in French). avocatparis.org.
- ^ 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 edit
E.Tran Nguyen (30 November 2023). "Enfants de Daech : "Ils ont été abandonnés", déplore Hélène Lam Trong, 39e prix Albert Londres audiovisuel" (in French). francetvinfo.fr.