The Untold Story of Vietnamese Heavy Metal | Saigon Metalhood Documentary Irregular Film 2020-11-25 | SAIGON METALHOODThis feature documentary follows three generations of Vietnamese metalheads through the turbulent origins of heavy metal in Vietnam to the current struggles of today's scene. Grizzled Saigonese rock legend Trung Thanh Sago got his start as a teen shredding for US soldiers in the old South Vietnam, and represents the "past". He tells his life story, walking us through the origins of rock and metal in Vietnam, and the significant obstacles himself and the scene have faced. Now in the later stages of his life, he speaks about losing his friends to emigration, ongoing health problems, and the scene today. Characterising the "present" is former vanguard of Vietnamese extreme music, the luminary Trung Loki, recently back on the scene after a habitual absence. Initially cautious and brooding, he puffs on cigarettes while opening up about lost love,addiction, harrowing experiences and the derailment of the scene he was so instrumental in both building and destroying. Now in his thirties and ostracized by many of his old friends, he travels 500km to his hometown to stage a sequel for a legendary gig that happened over a decade before. The "future" is told through the upstart agency Legacy CO, formed by a young group of friends with the lofty goal of making the Vietnamese metal scene internationally relevant. The boys attempt to make it financially viable to be a metal musician, pushing against an indifferent and sometimes hostile society while balancing their university coursework. They battle against flaky promoters, power cuts and missing instruments in their struggle to promote the genre they love.
Dave Leduc vs. Cyrus Washington (FULL FIGHT 60FPS) - Lethwei in USA 11-7-2020 Irregular Film 2022-04-27 | Canadian Dave Leduc fight American Cyrus Washington in rural Wyoming, USA to determine who is the champion of traditional Burmese kickboxing.0:00 Fight Intro and Walkouts6:45 Round 110:50 Round 215:20 Round 318:27 Round 421:00 Referee Stoppage22:40 Post-fight Interview
Meet the Pioneer of Vietnamese Extreme Metal Irregular Film 2021-01-20 | Part 2 of SAIGON METALHOOD, an hour-long documentary about Vietnam's underground metal scene.
Dave Leduc Speaks on Covid, Big Pharma, Living Without Fear Irregular Film 2020-12-21 | A segment from our ongoing documentary series on Lethwei featuring Dave Leduc, a pioneer of Western Lethwei.Music: Nine Inch Nails - 5 Ghosts Icreativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us
What is Lethwei? Ancient Bare-Knuckle Fighting Irregular Film 2020-12-09 | In this video we give some of the historical context of modern lethwei, and examine some of the quirks that makes lethwei such a unique and engrossing fighting art.
Pleiku Vietnams Heavy Metal Underground | Documentary Clip Irregular Film 2020-11-25 | This is a clip from the feature documentary 'Saigon Metalhood'
How Vietnams Most Extreme Metal Band Got Its Name | Documentary Clip Irregular Film 2020-11-25 | This is a clip from the feature documentary 'Saigon Metalhood'
Hosting Defeated Sanity in Vietnam | Documentary Clip Irregular Film 2020-11-25 | This is a clip from the feature documentary 'Saigon Metalhood'
Vietnamese Woman Assaulted on Crowded Street | Documentary Clip Irregular Film 2020-11-25 | This is a clip from the documentary film "Faces You Forget"
Brutal Lethwei Fight (Referee Steps In) Dave Leduc v. Cyrus Washington Irregular Film 2020-11-18 | We went to Cheyenne, Wyoming to film a pioneering Lethwei event in the USA. We got an interview with Dave Leduc & lots more material for an upcoming documentary video - in the meantime here's some action highlights from the fight.Thanks to Sparta & Leduc Lethwei for their cooperation.Song: Evil Needle - Punchy
Why was rock music banned in Vietnam? Irregular Film 2020-08-01 | This is a clip from the feature documentary 'Saigon Metalhood'Full 60-minute film AVAILABLE NOW on Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B08DKR8PL8Watch on Vimeo: vimeo.com/ondemand/saigonmetalhoodDownload the Saigon Metalhood soundtrack FREE: saigonmetalhood.bandcamp.com/releasesThe musical landscape of Vietnam is a dismal place for a metalhead. After the liberation of Saigon in 1975 the new government saw rock music as a dangerous western influence and banned it for over a decade, dealing a near-killing blow to a thriving scene in its infancy. Saigon Metalhood is the story of 3 generations of headbangers whose combined experiences comprise the history of Vietnamese metal from wartime origins to the present day struggle.Follow Saigon Metalhood:saigonmetalhood.comfacebook.com/saigonmetalhoodtwitter.com/saigonmetalhoodinstagram.com/saigonmetalhoodFollow Irregular Film:facebook.com/irregularfilminstagram.com/irregular.will
Faces You Forget: What do Vietnamese think about foreigners? | Bui Vien Saigon Documentary Irregular Film 2020-05-14 | Watch our newest documentary on Vietnamese underground metal here: amazon.com/dp/B08DKR8PL8vimeo.com/ondemand/saigonmetalhoodFACES YOU FORGET: NIGHTS OUT IN SAIGONA rough cut of this film was released in 2016. We had downtime with the coronavirus pandemic, so we decided to apply everything we've learned about filmmaking in the last four years to make a newly remastered version of Faces You Forget, with entirely redone color grading, sound mixing and other polishes. We hope you enjoy the film - Bui Vien has changed a lot in the last four years, but the messages in this film are as true as ever.Original description:In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Bui Vien street lies in stark contrast to the rest of the city. A place where cultures collide as thirsty backpackers mingle with hard-up local sellers. Faces You Forget explores this unusual and strained relationship and delves into the lives of the Vietnamese sellers who call this strange place home.Directed by Will Snyder and Sean Lambe, Irregular Film.irregularfilm.com
We Went to See Traditional Lethwei in Myanmar (Lethwei Lads Podcast #2) Irregular Film 2020-02-13 | For this episode, Sean and Will took a 9 hour bus to go 250km (!) from Yangon to a small town called Ye, in Mon State, where Lethwei is a source of great cultural pride. We attended a two-day Myanmar-Thailand-Japan challenge event featuring WLC welterweight champion Soe Lin Oo as well as a few other notable fighters such as Kyar Thway and fighters from Thailand such as Kompetch.We got some really great footage of the fights that we think you'll enjoy! Subscribe if you're interested to see more high quality documentary and podcast content about Lethwei.Contents:00:00 - Intro00:25 - Welcome to Ye01:27 - Main Event (Soe Lin Oo vs. Kompetch)05:12 - Traditional Lethwei rules (No decisions)07:05 - Soe Lin Oo punishes Kompetch09:43 - Tun Tun Min & Kyar Thway13:00 - Kyar Thway's blitz15:35 - Ye Marn Sein vs. Yoe Yar Kyar beatdown18:25 - New Generation fight (child fighters)22:35 - Best knockout of the event23:30 - Soe Lin Oo victory highlight25:08 - Best fight of the event26:13 - Mon State Lethwei vs. World Lethwei Championship event experience/comparison27:25 - Lethwei Yay dance28:40 - What's next for Lethwei Lads & Irregular Film30:20 - Lethwei Lads grudge match announcementFight results from the day:Shwe Rakhine (Shwe Aung Myay) vs. Mine Htoo Aung (Mudon) (Draw)Aung Ye Kyaw (Ye) def. Zayar Aung (Mudon) (R2)Win Bou Kyaw (Doe Yoe Yar) def. Saw William (Shwe Koke Ko) (R1)Arr Man (Razadarit) vs. Thamein Nyi Nyi Hein (Mudon) (Draw)Kyal Tagon (Mudon) vs. Saw Min Kyaw (Doe Yoe Yar) (Draw)Ye Marn Sein (Zar Ti Marn) vs. Yoe Yar Kyar (Doe Yoe Yar) (R1)Ngwe Nan Taw def. Mon Thway (R2)Kyar Thway def. Kongbeng Tor.Buamas (Thailand) (R2)Soe Lin Oo def. Kompetch Nongploy Nongpraw (Thailand) (R4)Lethwei Schedule website: sites.google.com/view/mtbschedule/homeIntro music: "Vực Thẳm" by Hysterical Buffalo - youtube.com/watch?v=oS8v7iaqwEA
Our First Time Seeing World Lethwei Championship (Lethwei Lads Podcast #1) Irregular Film 2020-02-02 | After becoming interested in Lethwei from afar and traveling to Myanmar to begin production on a new documentary, we were lucky enough to discover that the World Lethwei Championship was to staging an event in Yangon a couple weeks after our arrival. We had a great time even though a few of the results didn't go the way we'd hoped! Check the video for some video highlights and our thoughts on seeing Lethwei live.Documentary on female Lethwei fighters: youtube.com/watch?v=OoYpLWQn8a4Intro music by Eliyah Omar.
Saigon Đi Bão - Vietnam Celebrates Football Win Over Indonesia Irregular Film 2019-12-12 | Saigon goes insane as #Vietnam win their first men's #football gold at the 2019 SEA Games. This footage was taken near Bui Vien, one of the liveliest drinking streets in Ho Chi Minh City. The fans are engaging in the celebratory practice of "Đi Bão", which is Vietnamese for "making a storm". The streets were flooded for hours as raucous revellers blew telescopic vuvuzelas, banged pots and pans and drove their vehicles around in endless laps of the city, screaming their joy into the night. Others beamed merrily at the endless motorcade storming by, drinking cheap local beers until the early hours. #irregularfilm #saigon #buivien #SEAgames #vuvuzela #soccer #celebration #dibao
Saigon Metalhood Official Trailer - Vietnamese Rock/Metal Documentary Irregular Film 2019-12-02 | FULL DOCUMENTARY NOW ON YOUTUBE! youtube.com/watch?v=OWkQ8jBi_gsOR SUPPORT US, AND....Watch Saigon Metalhood now on Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B08DKR8PL8Watch on Vimeo vimeo.com/ondemand/saigonmetalhoodSaigon Metalhood is a feature-length documentary following three generations of Vietnamese metalheads through the origins of heavy metal in Vietnam to the current struggles of today’s scene.Songs featured:Rotten Red Machine - Rise to Fallyoutube.com/watch?v=JpAItQvQYOQWừu - Không Còn Hạnh Phúc Khi Em Đang Khóc Follow us: saigonmetalhood.comfacebook.com/saigonmetalhoodirregularfilm.comfacebook.com/irregularfilm
Saigon Metalhood Documentary - Concert Teaser Irregular Film 2017-07-02 | A teaser trailer made from snippets captured during the making of our upcoming film. To be released 2020.
Vietnamese Metal Concert in the Central Highlands | Saigon Metalhood Documentary Deleted Scene Irregular Film 2017-06-21 | A few memorable moments from the Pleiku Metalhood II show, 17/6/2017.Bands:Skeleton Loves Cupcake facebook.com/skeletonlovescupcakeLolotica facebook.com/lolotica.band.vnOnslave facebook.com/OnslavebandRot
Street Guitarist Sings a Heartbreaking Song | Vietnamese Nightlife Documentary Clip Irregular Film 2016-05-26 | This is a clip from the documentary film "Faces You Forget"
Faces You Forget: Nights Out in Saigon (2016 Cut) Irregular Film 2016-05-10 | NOTE: In 2020, we released a remastered version of Faces You Forget with redone color grading and sound mixing amongst other polishes, check out the new version here: youtube.com/watch?v=MmB6LwXdbG4In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Bui Vien street lies in stark contrast to the rest of the city. A place where cultures collide as thirsty backpackers mingle with hard-up local sellers. "Faces You Forget: Nights Out in Saigon" explores this unusual and strained relationship and delves into the lives of the Vietnamese sellers who call this strange place home. Để thấy phụ đề tiếng Việt, nhấn nút 'CC'.Facebook: facebook.com/irregularfilmContact: irregularfilm@gmail.comDirected by:William SnyderSean LambeInterviewers:Bui Tran Thanh NgocSean LambeAaron LawrencePhan Hai LyEditing:William SnyderTranslation:Bui Tran Thanh NgocJane LuongTruong Tu LinhCinematography:William SnyderSound:Sean LambeAaron LawrenceDanny LambeKwan Mah
