Home-land: Hmong American Women
Directed by Pader XiongCast: Emily Yang, Jouapag Lee, Kho Lor, Pader Xiong, Rosanna Yang, Sheng Elizabeth Lor, Yer Xiong
- Shorts Programs
- USA
- Documentary, Student, Women
- English, Hmong
- 2024
- 6 mins
- West Coast premiere
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share2025 marks the 50 year anniversary of the Hmong peoples’ resettlement in America after fleeing persecution and The Vietnam War (The Secret War) in Southeast Asia. Home-land: Hmong American Women features the stories of five Hmong women (Rosanna Yang, Sheng Elizabeth Lor, Emily Yang, Jouapag Lee, and Kho Lor) along with intimate imagery of the filmmaker being dressed in traditional Hmong clothing by her mother. Each Hmong woman shares her Hmong American experience, aspirations, and how she aims to make her own “Home-land” in America.
Credits
Writer: Pader Xiong
Producer: Pader Xiong
Director of Photography: Pader Xiong, Grace Prchal
Editor: Pader Xiong
Composer: Curtis Wells
Music: Curtis Wells
Precedes
Bitterroot
Directed by Vera Brunner-Sung
Reeling from a failed marriage and seeking solace and a new perspective, a Hmong man cares for his aging mother amidst the deceptively tranquil landscape of rural Montana.
