The Specter of Ancestors Becoming (2019)
A four-channel video installation that continues on from the echoes of French colonial subjects. Senegalese soldiers, or tirailleurs, were among the forces deployed to Indochina to combat the Vietnamese uprising against French rule. During the war and after the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu (when Frantz Fanon declared the beginning of the end of the French Empire), hundreds of Vietnamese women and their children migrated to West Africa with Senegalese husbands who had been stationed in Indochina. Many other soldiers left their wives and took only their children, while still others took mixed or Vietnamese children not their own and raised them in Senegal without connection to their origins.
Director: Tuan Andrew Nguyen
Genre: Family, History
Runtime: 28 min
Release Date: June 6, 2019
Country: Vietnam, Senegal
Language: Français, Tiếng Việt
Original Language: vi
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Specter of Ancestors Becoming about?
- A four-channel video installation that continues on from the echoes of French colonial subjects. Senegalese soldiers, or tirailleurs, were among the forces deployed to Indochina to combat the Vietnamese uprising against French rule. During the war and after the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu (when Frantz Fanon declared the beginning of the end of the French Empire), hundreds of Vietnamese women and their children migrated to West Africa with Senegalese husbands who had been stationed in Indochina. Many other soldiers left their wives and took only their children, while still others took mixed or Vietnamese children not their own and raised them in Senegal without connection to their origins.
- Who directed The Specter of Ancestors Becoming?
- The Specter of Ancestors Becoming was directed by Tuan Andrew Nguyen.
- How long is The Specter of Ancestors Becoming?
- The Specter of Ancestors Becoming has a runtime of 28m (28 minutes).
- What genre is The Specter of Ancestors Becoming?
- The Specter of Ancestors Becoming is a Family, History film.
- Where was The Specter of Ancestors Becoming produced?
- The Specter of Ancestors Becoming was produced in Vietnam, Senegal.