Director | Arlette Quynh-Anh Tran
Script | Arlette Quynh-Anh Tran
Editing | Minh Red Nguyen
Animator | blankNegatives
Sound designer | Sigon Sound Production
Composer | Uy Duc Tran
Main cast | Ngoc Dao, Ngoc Han
Producer | Ho Anh Vu
Production company | blankNegatives
Elysium vô bờ imagines a futurist ”múa bóng rỗi” ritual on an island in Cổ Chiên River of the Mekong Delta, the crossroads of Greco-Roman and the Funan Óc Eo civilization. Their ritual culminates in destroying a hydroelectric dam system at the source of the Mekong River that has adversely affected the delicate ecologies that the river runs through.
About the director:
Arlette Quynh-Anh Tran is an art laborer based in Saigon, recognized for her individual and collective artistic practices. Her artworks combine political discourse with science fiction aesthetics, employing mediums such as animation, 3D design, historical archives, and architecture. Arlette is particularly engaged with the concept of a futuristic Third World utopia, where political ideals are reimagined, allowing for the coexistence and integration of human and non-human entities. Through her work, she presents a non-linear and absurd interpretation of modern histories that critically interrogates dominant post-Cold War narratives concerning the Third World.