Hélène Lam Trong

French film director and journalist

Hélène Lam Trong is a French movie director and screenwriter born in 1982 in Vietnam.[1]

Hélène Lam Trong
Born
Hélène Lam Trong

1982
NationalityFrench
EducationInstitut d'études politiques de Toulouse, CELSA Paris
Occupationmovie director
Years active2014–present
Notable workDaech, les enfants fantômes
AwardsAlbert Londres Prize of audiovisual 2023

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Hélène graduated from the Institute of Political Studies in Toulouse in 2004 and from the School of Advanced Studies in Information and Communication Sciences - Celsa in 2006.[2] In 2014, she directed the documentary L’absente, maman est en prison (The Absent One, Mom is in Prison).[3] In 2017, she took a stand against anti-Asian racism by creating the "Asiatique de France" music video with Frédéric Chau, Anggun, and other French Asian personalities. This video gained significant media coverage[4] · .[5]

From 2018 to 2020, she directed four documentaries broadcasted on France 2: Joséphine H, Lilian Dubus et L'Enfant roux (Lilian Dubus and The Red-Haired Child), and Daech: les enfants du soupçons (ISIS: Children of Suspicion). In the documentary "Réseaux de la colère" (Networks of Anger), she gave a voice to Thaïs d'Escufon and Joachim Son-Forget. In 2023, she directed the documentary "Daech, les enfants fantômes" (ISIS, the Ghost Children),[6] produced by Fabienne Servan-Schreiber, which received a special mention from the Jury at the Documentary Festival on Justice and the Albert-Londres Audiovisual Prize.[7][8]

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Notes and references

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  1. Nassira El Moaddem. "« Asiatiques de France » : « Prenez la parole, montrez-vous, osez ! »" (in French). bondyblog.fr.
  2. "Hélène Lam Trong (promo 2004) prix Albert-Londres 2023" (in French). sciencepotoulouse-alumni.fr..
  3. Mustapha Kessous. "«Maman est en prison : l'absente»" (in French). Lemonde.fr..
  4. AFP. "Les "Asiatiques de France" lancent une vidéo contre les clichés" (in French). Lepoint.fr.
  5. Myriam Levain. "Les asiatiques de France en ont ras-le-bol des clichés et le disent dans un clip" (in French). Lesinrocks.com.
  6. Ulysse Busnel. "Sur France 5, les «enfants fantômes» de Daech au cœur d'un documentaire" (in French). Libération.
  7. FranceTelevisions. "Prix Albert-Londres pour « Daech, les enfants fantômes »" (in French). francetelevisions.fr.
  8. Liberation. "Le Prix Albert-Londres 2023 remis à Wilson Fache : retrouvez ses articles publiés dans «Libération»" (in French). Libération.

Other websites

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E.Tran Nguyen. "Enfants de Daech : "Ils ont été abandonnés", déplore Hélène Lam Trong, 39e prix Albert Londres audiovisuel" (in French). francetvinfo.fr.