We Were the Scenery

15m
Documentary
6.5

In 1975, soon after the end of the Vietnam War, Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che fled the country on a small boat. After nine days at sea, they docked in the Philippines, where they were utilized as background extras for “Apocalypse Now.”

Cast

Hue Nguyen Che
Self
Hoa Thi Che
Self

Crew

Christopher Radcliff
Director, Editor
Cathy Linh Che
Writer, Producer
Andrew Migliori
Assistant Editor
Jess X. Snow
Director of Photography, Producer
Stephanie Park
Colorist
Su Kim
Executive Producer
Kelly Marie Tran
Executive Producer
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Executive Producer
Akemi Look
Executive Producer
Sevasti Buford
Executive Producer
Mingran “Yamira” Yang
Executive Producer
Andreas Nicholas
Executive Producer
Anthony Dinh Tran
Executive Producer
Grace Lay
Executive Producer
Jungyoon Kim
Executive Producer
Linhao Zhang
Executive Producer
Haina Zhou
Sound Designer
Eliot Leigh
Music