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Mattie Do, Laos' first female filmmaker, breaks horror cinema codes

Mattie Do, Laos' only female director, makes history with award-winning horror films.

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Her works, selected at Cannes and Venice, challenge Asian cinema stereotypes.

She embodies a generation of filmmakers reinventing the genre in Southeast Asia.

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Mattie Do est une figure pionnière du cinéma laotien, dont les œuvres ont été reconnues dans les plus grands festivals internationaux. Son parcours illustre l’émergence d’un cinéma de genre en Asie du Sud-Est, souvent sous-représenté.

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