Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
From the Fall of Saigon in 1975 to the early 1990s, over two million Vietnamese escaped Vietnam through boats and ships seeking better lives for themselves and their families. Filmmaker Bao Nguyen’s family was among this group who made this harrowing journey from their homeland, sailing towards a life and future that was completely unknown. Forty years later, Bao, in search for the story of his own roots, asks his parents for the first time about their experience as “boat people” and comes to a new revelation about his own identity.
Director - Bao Nguyen
Producers - Bao Nguyen, Van Huong
Cinematographer - Ray Lavers
Editor - Tiffany Izzie Chang
From the Fall of Saigon in 1975 to the early 1990s, over two million Vietnamese escaped Vietnam through boats and ships seeking better lives for themselves and their families. Filmmaker Bao Nguyen’s family was among this group who made this harrowing journey from their homeland, sailing towards a life and future that was completely unknown. Forty years later, Bao, in search for the story of his own roots, asks his parents for the first time about their experience as “boat people” and comes to a new revelation about his own identity.
Director - Bao Nguyen
Producers - Bao Nguyen, Van Huong
Cinematographer - Ray Lavers
Editor - Tiffany Izzie Chang
