Born Sweet

Born Sweet

Born Sweet

Despite being only fifteen years old, Vinh Voeurn has accepted his destiny – to be sick for the rest of life with incurable arsenic poisoning. He longs to fall in love with a girl with long, smooth hair. He fantasizes about becoming a karaoke star, winning the affections of adoring fans. But his body is terribly scarred by illness and there is a good chance the arsenic will soon take his life like the girl who once lived across the road.

Vinh spends his days in his remote Cambodian village tending the cows and escaping into song with his family’s car battery powered karaoke machine. He worries he will never marry and live the life he wants for himself. A chance to be in a karaoke video about the dangers of arsenic allows Vinh to wonder if he truly knows his destiny.

Awards:Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking, Sundance Film Festival 2010
Best Documentary, Aspen ShortsFest 2010
First Prize, Festival Internacional de Cine Ambiental 2010

 

Directed by: Cynthia Wade
USA  |  2010  |  28 min
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