Mattie Do () is a Laotian film director. She is Laos's first and only female film director and the first horror film director from Laos.
Personal life Do was born in Los Angeles, California, to immigrant parents who left Laos during the communist revolution. Do returned to Vientiane in 2010 with her husband to take care of her retired father. She trained originally as a make-up artist and worked on film productions in Europe and America before becoming a consultant to the oldest film company in Laos, Lao Art Media, upon her return in 2010. She, her husband and their dog Mango live in Vientiane, Laos.
Career
Chanthaly Her directorial debut, Chanthaly () (2012), was the first horror film written and directed entirely in Laos, as well as the first to be screened at major film festivals outside of Southeast Asia like the 2013 Fantastic Fest.
Dearest Sister Do's second feature film, Dearest Sister (2016), (Lao: ນ້ອງຮັກ) was chosen to attend the 2014 Cannes Film Festival as part of the La Fabrique des Cinémas du monde program and was selected as the Laotian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, the first time that Laos submitted a film for consideration in this category. It was screened at more than 20 film festivals and was selected by Laos as its first Oscars submission for Best Foreign Language Film.
The Long Walk Her third feature, The Long Walk () (2019), premiered in the Giornate degli Autori section of the 76th Venice International Film Festival. She won Best Director at the 45th Boston-Science Fiction Film Festival.
Filmography
Feature films YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes2012ChanthalyAlso; makeup artist, sound editor2015River2016Dearest SisterAlso makeup artist2016Bangkok Nites2019The Long Walk
Television +YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes2021CreepshowEpisode: "Drug Traffic"
Short films Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes2020The Tuk Tuk of the Fifth Kind 2025 The Sleeping Beauty Premiered at the Locarno,
Awards and nominations +AwardYearCategoryNominated workResultVenice Film Festival2019Venice DaysThe Long WalkSitges Film Festival2019Best DirectorThe Long WalkBest Motion PictureOldenburg International Film Festival2021TributeMattie DoLusca Fantastic Film Fest2019Best International DirectorThe Long WalkQCinema International Film Festival2019Asian Next WaveThe Long Walk
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