Archive · 14 Aug 2025
Hair, Paper, Water... Debuts at Locarno Film Festival
Two filmmakers, Truong Minh Quy and Nicolas Graux, made a movie called Hair, Paper, Water...
It's about an old lady who lives in a village and is teaching her language to the young people.
They filmed it using an old camera that only lets them record for a short time, which affected how the film looked.
They spent three years making the film, and they noticed that how people make movies has changed a lot because of new technology.
The movie is now being shown at a film festival in Locarno, and it's like a visual dictionary.
Hair, Paper, Water… is a film by Truong Minh Quy and Nicolas Graux, debuting at Locarno.
The film, shot over three years with a vintage Bolex camera, portrays an elderly woman and her family.
The film captures the woman's daily life, the passing down of her native language, and her dreams.
The filmmakers used the Bolex camera due to its limitations, shaping the film's language.
The filmmakers noticed a rapid change of technology in relation to filmmaking during production.
- Who
- The film is co-directed by Truong Minh Quy and Nicolas Graux.
- What
- The film Hair, Paper, Water… debuts at Locarno.
- When
- Shot over three years; Debuting in the Concorso Cineasti del Presente Competition at Locarno, which ends on August 16.
- Where
- The film is debuting at the Locarno Film Festival.
- Why
- To capture the life of an elderly woman, her language, and the rapid change of filmmaking technology.
Filmmakers' Perspective
Audience Perspective
Bolex Camera Usage vs. Technology
Filmmakers' Perspective
Embracing Bolex Limitations
Audience Perspective
Focusing on technological change within the language of cinema
- Film Title
- Hair, Paper, Water…
- Directors
- Truong Minh Quy and Nicolas Graux
- Camera Used
- Vintage Bolex camera
- Main Character's Origin
- Born in a cave
- Film's Focus
- Passing down of Rục language
- Production Time
- Three years
- Film's Construction
- Visual dictionary