Love Market (Vietnam & Hmong Travel / Adventure Documentary) (2016)

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"VIBRANT HIGHLAND, COMMERCIAL LOVE" ("Love Market")
“It’s a story of wild & exotic love. It’s a story of tribal kings and opium trade. It’s a story of kidnapping and loss. It’s a story of sexual discovery, of spirits and magic. It’s a story of government propaganda vs. the fascinating yet harrowing reality of the people.”
Far up in Vietnam’s remote mountains, once a year, a secretive Love Market is held. Delving beyond the ambiguous myths, this unique, independently produced adventure documentary discovers a reality much more fascinating, even if painful, than the legends told.
Directed & Produced by Matt Dworzańczyk
Associate Producer: Gerald Herman
Cinematography by Hoang Chaizee
Sound Editing: Hoang Thu Thuy & William Cox
Original Musical Score by: Josh Kopeček
Best Documentary Feature
The World Indie Film Festival 2016, San Francisco
Official Selection
Qhia Dab Neeg Hmong Film Festival 2016, USA
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@Calebheo 7 лет назад

This is brilliant. One of the most informative films I have ever seen on the ethnic minority lifestyles of Vietnamese people. I love this country even more than my own in so many ways

@ngankimp 4 года назад

where are you from? I am a Vietnamese

@Calebheo 4 года назад

Kim Ngân Phạm I am Australian, but I have lived in Vietnam for around 10 years

@ottomanosman2463 3 года назад

The mountainous people in Southeast Asia is always like how the Caucasus for Russians.

@Iluvhmong 4 года назад

As a Hmong ethnic from Laos living in the US, I can tell you that the Hmong legend of Romeo and Juliet is true but the love market is one I have never heard off. Our parents passed our stories, culture and traditions through generations and generations. Love market was probably made up for tourist attractions. While I am glad that my people are getting recognized, to be recognized or something that don’t exist is not what I would want. At least the people you interviewed were very honest with their story. My people are some of the most humble and simple human beings on earth. Whenever and wherever I meet them, I automatically felt at home. And when I traveled to a state without them, I missed their warm personalities and presence. And one more thing, thank you so much for pronouncing the word “Hmong” right. That means so much to us. I really enjoyed watching this documentary. It has brought smiles to my face.

@chigingshah1824 4 года назад

Correct pronunciation of *hmong* is *hw-moñg.* But unfortunately most of foreigner cannot speak it in proper way. I belongs to tibeto-burman family. And accent that hmong people use is familiar with my accent. Although our languages are entirely different. *Hmong* belongs to *hmong-mein* family

@Iluvhmong 4 года назад

Chiging shah I am Hmong and I can assure you that the H in Hmong is silent. When I heard how Vietnamese people pronounce it as Ha-mong, I was confused.

@AsianAmericanGuy 3 года назад

Most elders don't teach the new generation we watch and observe the daily American version of hmong life, most don't know our own history or even know they are called miao or meo and think they are mongolians and not prefer them selves as miao.

@tonywilson8431 3 года назад

Hello, how are you doing, Can we be friends, please add me on WhatsApp +447441393415, so we can chat better okay?

@luishernandezblonde 3 года назад

That's because "Love Market" is not an old story like the Hmong fairytale. It is just a recent invention. When the French colonised Northwest Vietnam in 1896, 12 years after declaring Vietnam as France's jewel colony, it needed to boost the popularity of French rule. And so the love market was born. The communists later adopted French government's way of dealing. Obviously odd, though, it was a French creation. Dunno if the rest of mainland Southeast Asia, Northeast India and Southern China have the same. I only remember these types of markets back in North Caucasus and Kyrgyzstan.

@txiabneeb 4 года назад

I have just came across your documentary just now. I guess it's better late than never. As for the "Love Market," the Hmoob (Hmong) people has an annual event called New Year's that also serve the same purpose for those that are interested in finding potential love. It's amazing that after many decades of migrations and even those of us that eventually sought refuge in the US and other countries can still relate to our Hmoob relatives shown in your documentary. If you ever wanted to go back and capture the true accent of our history and culture, let us work together to ensure of such opportunity. Thanks for completing this documentary. -Txiabneeb Vaj (Tzianeng Vang), MN, USA

@koueisiong1388 7 лет назад

I'm hmong and to see how hmong people in the different regions of Asia and different accent is very interesting and beneficial for our younger generation who has migrated to the US. Thank you for your hard work!

@EtheriumSky 7 лет назад

Thanks for watching! Do share with your Hmong community abroad :)

@LouieNgo2101 7 лет назад

This film honestly made me doubt my entire existence and knowledge as a Vietnamese, raised on government-approved textbooks and reading government-approved news. Thank you for this.

@EtheriumSky 7 лет назад

It's always a good thing to question what society pushes you to blindly believe :) Thanks for watching!

@danielclint1033 4 года назад

Chi Ngo That can be said in different ways and to different degrees about all governments. Governments all suck.

@tonywilson8431 3 года назад

Hello, how are you doing, Can we be friends, please add me on WhatsApp +447441393415, so we can chat better okay?

@timmoore6055 3 года назад

Information in many ways is power, and it can be corrupted to exercise control over others. It also can be used to free one from others corruption. The incident with the authorities (police or police equivalent?) was interesting as an exercise in power - for what purpose? Simply failing to comply with policies? And what is the purpose of the policies - to prevent information from being shared?

@ottomanosman2463 3 года назад

James Scott's book, "the Art of Not Being Governed" well elaborated the issue.

@mr.cookie7308 4 года назад

In Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, the hilltribe life is like a different world to the lowland majority. We've existed like this for hundreds of years. Thank you to the government for allowing our people to maintain our traditional lifestyle. There are things we can learn from mainstream society, but there are also lessons mainstream society can learn from our simple lifestyles.

@chigingshah1824 4 года назад

Which *ethnicity* do you belongs? And on which *country* you belongs?

@thunderthao 7 лет назад

Fascinating!! As a Hmong-American, I appreciate the rawness of the life stories told by the Hmong of North Vietnam, and the questions raised to whether the stories in regards to the "Love Market" was fabricated or not. Furthermore, I too also enjoy how the film came to life and how the team completed the film despite encountering such a catastrophic problem.

@jeanchardonnay5627 3 года назад

Hmong-american !??!! That's still makes you a 100% seppo.....

@AsianAmericanGuy 3 года назад

What's a seppo. Technically hmong's are miao. And there are many different types of hmong

@LG-nh4bs Год назад

@@AsianAmericanGuy no, Hmong are not Miao. Get it right.

@AsianAmericanGuy Год назад

@@LG-nh4bs that's funny because hmong of asia wouldn't technically call you hmong Americans a hmong.

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@rimasmeleshyus6545 5 лет назад

Vietnam one of the most beautiful country in all Asia,also one of the most friendly too. I was in Da Nang ,Vietnam 11 month in 2018 I really like it very much. I am sailed alone around the world. Thank you so much for the video.

@Saichenyang 4 года назад

The people of Vietnam mostly very nice and beautiful friendly, only the govt is another story.

@IndigoTraveller 7 лет назад

Absolutely beautiful work, i spent some time with some different northern Vietnamese ethnic groups but couldn't understand their language so seeing this with the language translated is very interesting. Thank you.

@EtheriumSky 7 лет назад

The translations were indeed one of the biggest challenges to filming. So many different languages, so many different dialects, most of them have no written alphabets, people from villages short distance away sometimes can't even understand each other - and then there's the whole cultural distrust between the minorities and the Kinh which you have to overcome before you even start to build worthwhile working/personal relationships with the people. But it's a great region and the locals there are certainly fascinating people. Thanks for watching!

@IndigoTraveller 7 лет назад

Wow, sounds like like a big challenge. Incredible. Your hard work definitley shows.

@jackjack-xw1ci 8 лет назад

Thank you so much, Matt and whoever contributed to create this wonderful adventure documentary. The film is just simply amazing, great content, vibrant color, your eager to find out the root of Love market and the commitment to delivering the film really touched me deep down in my heart. I was smiling along with everyone in the movie. Oh dear, those innocent, happy smiles of the highland kids and people just brighten up my days. It is just so real yet so beautiful. I am looking forward to your next piece of work. Cheers.

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

thanks much for watching and for the good words! :)

@samanthabennett5145 7 лет назад

+Etherium Sky Films & Media I wondered all along this documentary whether the story of the live market was a plot to increase tourism, how ever at points I wondered if it was also a cover for human trafficking, the parts where missing girls and boys were discussed made me feel this was a possibility, any thoughts?

@samanthabennett5145 7 лет назад

+Samantha Bennett I was supposed to say "love market" not live; sorry about that;)

@EtheriumSky 7 лет назад

I don't think it's exactly a "cover up plot for human trafficking" but indirectly it becomes a distraction which serves a related purpose. "Legends" or "events" like the love market, which have little if any truth to them, only end up promoting the false idea of what this place is and who these people are - and such ignorance only takes us further away from tackling relevant problems like human trafficking, crushing poverty or crooked politics...

@wayneyoun9767 7 лет назад

sorry to say, but you are ignorant of life in these villages. You cannot transpose western values and life on eastern society. With respect to Vietnam, your uninformed opiinion is obvious to those of us who have lived in vientam, have family in veitnam and appreciate the culture in which someone from the west usually has a very difficult time in understanding let alone respect and appreciate life in Vietnam. Just because a person does not have the lifestyle of the west, it does not mean they are living in poverty as it is a subjective term. Open your mind just a little bit, if that is even possible.

@zoeyloco 8 лет назад

THANK YOU SO MUCH for making this available online for free!

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

Thank you for watching! We'd much appreciate it if you subscribe and share the film with your friends and social networks! :)

@hwjchimv 11 месяцев назад

Lol that yawm txiv at 50:00 is tripping. Thank you so much for this documentary and capturing the beautiful people and landscape too.

@andreszucs6686 7 лет назад

AMAZING CAMERA VIEWS SOUNDS COLORS. ALL! WHAT! AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR HONEST AND HUMBLE SIMPLICITY. ANDRE

@EtheriumSky 7 лет назад

Thanks for watching! :)

@kayingthao5072 3 года назад

Thanks for trying to keep it real in this documentary. Real Life is never as clear as fable.

@nguyenloi2908 8 лет назад

I can't thank you guys enough for coming to vietnam and show the world how the ethnic live. thank you matt

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

Thank you for watching em! Please be sure to share the film with your friends, we'd appreciate it!

@nguyenloi2908 8 лет назад

yeah I shared the film with my friends. Frankly, I have never known existance of the film untl 3 days ago. Thank you guys so much for bringing vietnam to the world

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

Glad that you found it after all :) Unfortunately the way things work in Vietnam - few people have access to or any real knowledge of independent cinema. And we very much appreciate the feedback and support of our audiences as without it we couldn't continue making projects like this one!

@truecolor999 7 лет назад

Thank you so much for truly sences, emotions of peoples and Colorful moments

@TuNguyen-tr1qe 7 лет назад

Thank you for the time and effort you put on making this film. It has given me a nostalgic feeling: how beautiful Vietnam is and how friendly the people are; how modern society has not reached these places and the fact that some people still consider authority's permission for such simple thing as capturing interviews. The Internet does come to be useful if we know how to use it. Thanks again.

@mykieu9185 7 лет назад

It's very impressive, from the director's goal to the way the crew went through challenges. I can see some messages from the film which made me confused right now. Thanks Matt and whoever contributed to film this product.

@lamndang 8 лет назад

Congrats to Matt Dworzańczyk for a beautiful film on the people and Ha Giang Province. There are layers of issues behind the stories and scenes. You have given me a new version of "cho tinh Khau Vai" and wonder how long the people in Ha Giang will have been exploited by the gov't and industry without bringing any concrete factual benefits to the Nung, Giay, Tay, etc in the highland?. Thanks for the great works on VN.

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

Thanks so much for watching and the good words! :)

@chueyang7312 4 года назад

Wow, I can't believe it they spoken my language, it's wonderful to hear and see this documentary film, Love it

@bonniedon5553 3 года назад

Hmong people are lovely. They paid very heavy price in the Secret War of America and today they themselves are not recognized by American government. The star of the documentary is grandma. Best smile. God bless.

@yia01 3 года назад

why the hate against the US government. that happen 50 years ago. on average, the Hmong who lose the war and would force to leave live a much beter life then the Hmong who won teh war and remian in southeast asia. much of the elder hmong who were refuge or have lose family members during teh war was grant US citizenship, got welfare+ social security living very comfortable in teh US without having to work a single hour in their older age, just laying around ont eh sofa watch tv and youtube all days. just sleep eat hten sleep and watch soem tv, living liek kings and queens doing nothing. although us 2nd generation hmong have to earn our keeps, we are doing pretty well here int eh US. Its sadden that many people still run the narative that we were trick by teh cia and paid a heavy price in that war. if u look at the number, US lose 50,000 out of teh 500,000 then send, about a 10% casualty, hmong lose 30,000 out of the 300,000 on our side 10% casualty, North ans south vietnames lose 3million out of the 30mil population of both side, about 10% casualty, imo teh lose were evenly about 10%, in term os raw number, vietnames lose were 100x ours. greatest lose belong ot combodia in that region with nearly 20millions cause of crazy commmie. our great lose was not during teh war but after war when commie took over. they did what they did best mass extermination. after commie took over in russian, 50million exterminate, after commie took over in china, 60million dead, after commie took over combodia 20mil dead, we dotn knwo teh officail numbers in vietnam and laos after commie took over but should be in the hundred of thousand atleast. as for why we fought in that war, just look at the infamous ho chi minh trail and see who territory it run through. now imagine moving millions of trigger happy, horny and lonely commie troop through that area with many nearby hmong village with almost to station soldier for guard. u tell me that those commie were peacefully moving through those territory and peacefully go into south vietnam, lol. i guess it ws teh american who raid, rape and burn down the hmong villages at the borders and blame it on the Vietnames. well what ever the truth is, it history, let move on and try to co-exist in a more peaceful world.

@bonniedon5553 3 года назад

@@yia01 I am glad to know that the 2nd generation Hmong living there are doing very well and thriving. But all of this is about identity. I was not born in the west and I dont live in USA but I know the country is nice and melting pot where others are accepted. Atleast that what is said and I believe so. Those who have been given social security, I know some of them specially men ended up doing nothing and just drinking while their women have worked hard and raised their family. And this all is when they did not even know the language. I am myself a displaced person but by choice so I feel that having a place that you call own feel different even if there is not much luxury that we enjoy in the west now. But this is only after we grow up and see everything around, all those beautiful shiny lights and something every child living in a poor country dreams of. Atleast I dreamed of it and was crazy to come where I am now. So not hate against anyone and I am just grateful God made it possible. But it is sad that powerful countries making others their playground. What in the past Russia and USA were playing now same thing China is doing because they are powerful. After 50 years again millions will be displaced and their generations will cry for their homeland. But the problem is once you move away from you home, neither you belong to the new country and neither to the one where your parents were born. But we will never know the truth, but only poor suffer in the end. You are right that it is time to move forward and put everything behind, I am glad atleast some countries like Vietnam are getting better economically but now they have to listen to China. But if its benefit for trade and change poor people lives then why not. But when I look at such lovely people it makes me feel happy that they are so pure. It will be so nice to exist in a better world.

@gnystudio2858 4 года назад

Great job bro and thank you for creating this film to show the world of how beautiful hmong people really are. The hmong people are hard working people.

@angnguyennanghai3641 8 лет назад

Thanks so much. I was attracted by this documentary, it made me smile a lot, look at the innocent and happiness faces. I'm a teenager and i'm Vietnamese. I'm trying to explore all my country, especsually the ethnic anncient. Thanks again for this adventure documentary. I really love that. ^^

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

Thanks for watching!

@shannontogo6538 7 лет назад

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@EtheriumSky 7 лет назад

Shannon Togo yes? :)

@masteringlife7526 5 лет назад

Explore your country and never trust anyone else word about where you are from and live. Your from a beautiful place enjoy it!

@chanloong4733 4 года назад

One of best documentarys, at least letting people know the life of minority living in Vietnam mountainous region. The nature, raw resources n minorities in the destiny of Vietnam government nowadays after colonial rule ended.

@inashamsia 7 лет назад

Beautiful land, beautiful people.

@aliiscott1346 3 года назад

wonderful film. going to places and people i would never see any other way. honest and beautiful.

@spiritoflights 7 лет назад

Beautiful story,Beautiful landscape,Beautiful people.

@ahmedal-khalaf2106 9 месяцев назад

10 minutes in, I am hooked and I can tell it's a beautifully made film!

@TheBrownFamilyWorkshop 3 года назад

Merry Christmas in Advance to anyone reading this. May you have a happy, healthy and prosperous new year

@Bcfamilytour 6 лет назад

Thank so much to make this special movie about Vietnam

@meejka 7 лет назад

Thank you for such an awesome film. It's nice to see a documentary on the Hmong people in Vietnam (I am Hmong myself).

@EtheriumSky 7 лет назад

Thank you much for watching! :)

@jimbennett3788 4 года назад

Thank you for posting this important information. The Hmong are a strong ethical people. It is important that we learn from them

@tuszoo1 7 лет назад

A great appreciation goes to the Matt for making this film.

@EtheriumSky 7 лет назад

hlub ibtxhis thank you dear :)

@hongucpham409 Год назад

Such a beautiful documentary. Thank you so much for your dedication!

@thethailander1134 4 года назад

24:47 -"After that we were so poor".. And i must say, instead of poor: PURE. These people are perhaps the purest among the nearly 8 billion. They are brave and beautiful, facing life with clean hands and soul. May they enjoy life, realize that they are real heroes. Wish humanity could follow their way, and rescue itself from the loop of being an abused data in a greedy digital/global/non human machine that went out of control. -Yes, some parts of that evil machine could help to avoid these pure souls of losing two children and animals. Must admit. But all the rest, their way is the right way. Wish them beautiful miracles.. And thanks for Etherium Sky Films&Media for this very important piece of art..

@EtheriumSky 4 года назад

Thank you much for watching and for the good words! The cultures of Northern Vietnam are indeed quite fascinating and we're fortunate enough to have made some great friends there during production. If you'd like, it'd help us reach more viewers if you were so kind to leave a film review on imdb and/or Amazon! You may also be interested in our (standalone) BBC mini doc from last year, expanding the story of the Khen makers, you can see it here: www.etheriumsky.com/gallery/bbc-the-last-qeej-makers/ Thanks!

@Iluvhmong 4 года назад

Thanks for that beautiful description of my people. It makes me proud to be Hmong.

@Dovid2000 4 года назад

I especially enjoyed watching the section 18:09 - ff. about the couples and their personal stories of their first encounters.

@plhearts 7 лет назад

Loved it every minute! That's lots of hard work to get those stories and places. Bravo!

@EtheriumSky 7 лет назад

Thank you so much! :)

@Nai123100 5 лет назад

Love your documentary about the Homng tribe in Vietnam. You should do a documentary on Mien tribe, some place call them Yao, it will be very interesting too. They originally from China. They have 12 clans, and many of them migrate to Vietnam, Lao, Thailand, Burma, and USA. First start from China, why the migrate from China the first place, it’s because war or something else? Many of them live in the mountains just like the Homng. Thank you for doing a such a good job on the Homng documentary. Learn a lot from it.

@AsianAmericanGuy 3 года назад

The mien live besides the hmong like always. The last video I seen of the mien were also speaking the same language as the hmong.

@danieltran1335 7 лет назад

Thank you, this is a valuable documentary about the ethnic minorities of Vietnam.

@EtheriumSky 7 лет назад

Daniel Tran thanks for watching!

@oliwiereb 8 лет назад

The people's life stories, the music, the effects... The documentary is quite emotional at times entwined with the dramatic instrumental music (which I think is beautiful), I can see so much work has been put into it, from the little detail on the intro credits etc., to the animation you did from the cut outs and shadows I remember you showed a while back. All of your and your team's hard work has been put into this, it's truly stunning and I can't wait for more. It was worth the wait. Thank you for giving us this insight into this.

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

Thanks much for watching! :) We have some articles written at www.etheriumsky.com/category/prodblog/ on both the animation and music if you are interested!

@oliwiereb 8 лет назад

Etherium Sky Thank you, I'll make sure to read them when I have some spare time.

@luishernandezblonde 3 года назад

Respect for your work Matt, from a fellow countryman. It is also amazing to see a Polish filmaker ever traveling to this remote area. Szacunek dla twojej pracy Matt, od rodaka. Niesamowite jest również zobaczyć, jak polski filmowiec kiedykolwiek podróżuje do tego odległego obszaru.

@EtheriumSky 3 года назад

Dziekuje Bardzo! Rejon mimo ze odlegly, to jest mi bardzo bliski. Niestety wiele sie tam zmienia teraz, i to wcale nie koniecznie na lepsze... Zapraszam tez do obejzenia mojego nowego filmu, 'Artist Police' - jest zupelnie inny ale pokazuje tez ciekawa strone Vietnamu :)

@johnma8697 7 лет назад

One of the best camera works, editing and overall production!! Amazing, thanks for sharing Matt

@EtheriumSky 7 лет назад

Thank you much for watching and for the good words! :)

@harryabdabdullah1412 3 года назад

Interesting journey, fascinating tribe. Rich in culture. Wonderful video. 😆😆😆

@greenlover247 4 года назад

really could not fault this .... great graphics great production … the bonus it has great depth

@-analenhinrathegioi5312 3 года назад

So amazing and touching your film, Matt! Thank you so much for your hardworking and your considering to my people. You like a hero, Matt! I'm lucky to view your wonderful job. This my favourite documantory and I will watch it again and again. I will show it to my husband when he comes home from work tonight. We will enjoy together to watch it. Only one problem when one man from your team asked a young man that he found a girl or not from Love Market, and that man said 'No,...' then he asked him again the same question, but the man still answered 'no, no.. ' do you remember? You know why? Because not a good question, they didn't understand him as they didn't get much education, should explain more, such as 'Do you like tall girl with long hair? Or short hair? Round face or oval face? Something like this, I mean more details for them easy to understand. They didn't understand that's why they said no. no...they are not King people like us you know, most of them can not speak Vietnamese language. Anyway, I will introduce this wonderful documantory for my friends. Thank you again for your great work! By the way, you look handsome and lovely too! Best wishes to you!

@EtheriumSky 3 года назад

Haha thank you much for all the good words. About the scene you mention - it's there for a good reason. This exchange highlights the clash between Kinh people and the ethnic groups of the region. There's a lot of distrust between the highland and lowland people, a general lack of understanding. Many Kính look down on minority groups as somehow backwards, stupid or uncultured. And when politically, economically and in other ways the Hmong and other groups are taken advantage of by the Kính, then all this clearly creates animosity. This was a very simple moment - boys were just shy to speak about romance with strangers. But how this exchange went down reveals a lot about larger issues in play.

@ross9581 3 года назад

this is by far the best documentary on this region. Kudos to the team! really learn something from your report. Thanks.

@EtheriumSky 3 года назад

Thank you much for watching!

@trangjaxtina8825 7 лет назад

I thought you would not have it released on youtube. Thank you so much for this. I am really happy that the film receives the attention and awards it deserves.

@aurorah4203 5 лет назад

I’m Hmong American, thank you for sharing! Seems like you had a lot of people on your team that weren’t as passionate about the film as you. I feel like from my own experience and researching about Hmong history every country we are in, we are in poverty and abused like the Jews. Then the successful Hmong become selfish and forget where they came from. I’m grateful for my clear perception of reality and the gifts god has given me.

@nguyenxuanthanh6802 8 лет назад

Thank you for the awsome film. I shared the film with my friend and she said :" hey, we have to come back to Hà Giang, I miss it so much" :)

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

thanks and you should go back indeed! I love that area of Vietnam but I worry things may change a lot in the next few years!

@joycemansfield2819 5 лет назад

thankyou for this interesting documentary. its so good for our human family to see how others live their dailey lives.

@KoreanKoalaRider 7 лет назад

so many generous beautiful people living in vietnam hope to visit one day love from korea~

@CTLanni 3 года назад

This is an excellent production! I esp. liked "The Expert" comments, as I'm a Western man married to a S.E. Asian woman since 2004. We met through an old-fashioned "pen-pal" publication pre-internet dating web sites. Finding love is as old as time itself. Well done!

@mrgangmei5409 3 года назад

Keep going sir... I really love this documentary film.. N God bless you all the time. 😌

@HieuTran-pm9iq 7 лет назад

I love your film so much ! I came here last years. It made me remember Ha Giang Province. Thanks . Hope next video in VN!

@peterwright4224 4 года назад

Vietnam is a wonderfull country with wonderfull people thanks for this film it makes me respect their culture , they have a hard life but have fun also

@danielclint1033 4 года назад

Very beautiful, very well done and a very worth while film. Thank You.

@Trungducs 8 лет назад

Thank you so much for your work, such a great interview and i love vibrant color, scene of mountain and lovely children, the music!!! I'm been Hà Giang once and want to come back to find out more about cultural of Hmong. Hà Giang so beautiful and the scenery is imposing. Sadly, the governmen doesn't appreciate that much.

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

Thanks! It is a beautiful region with beautiful people indeed!

@jonathonlockwood2996 6 лет назад

wow!!!. Excellent documentary my friend, and the cinematography is amazing. S.E Asian people are absolutely wonderful. Truly excellent film. 🖒🖒🖒

@EtheriumSky 6 лет назад

jonathon lockwood thanks a lot for watching! :)

@kingaszejka4184 4 года назад

I truly loved your film! I have many Hmong friends leaving in Laos and this film taught me more about this incredible community... I`m planning a trip to Vietnam and your film is such an inspiration! I wish you all the best .. and keep it up, your work, your journey is amazing! Thanks for sharing

@tonywilson8431 3 года назад

Hello, how are you doing, Can we be friends, please add me on WhatsApp +447441393415, so we can chat better okay?

@diendien1685 7 лет назад

Thank you for posting a nice Video. I am proud the whole ethnic people who live in VietNam . Well, the landscape is really great and peaceful in my country

@EtheriumSky 7 лет назад

dien dien thank you for watching! :)

@Koj839 5 лет назад

Wow, what a beautiful documentary!

@EtheriumSky 5 лет назад

Thank you much! :)

@bichhang1908 8 лет назад

I love your documentary :d, can't imagine our highland area, Hmong love stories appeared such colorful, beautiful like that on the screen. Thanks :D

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

It is a beautiful area full of fascinating people indeed :) Hope you get to visit in person one day! Thanks for watching!

@changvue652 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing this documentary I enjoy every part of it and it's much so educational.

@simpleemae8065 3 года назад

Thank you for all the true inside information! I hope things will change with time and that more hmong people see this. So many people dont get the wholesome truth to what is going on around them, or on the other side of the world.

@annaimbuka4396 6 лет назад

thank you for the movie, I love this country

@quynhchu6128 8 лет назад

Have been waiting for this. Totally love it! Thank you for the awsome film.

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

thanks much, plz be sure to tell ur friends about the film too :)

@delavan9141 3 года назад

A wonderful, masterful work. Perfect music. Such beautiful faces. Thank yo for bringing us these stories. Except the government theatre troupe. Had to skip past that travesty.

@jimkwan1807 3 года назад

Excellent video. I made my trip from Ha Giang to Meo Vac 4 years ago, and plan to go back to Cao Bang.

@mikehuffman5460 3 года назад

that, in my opinion, is great filmmaking! i'm so glad i got to see it.

@EtheriumSky 3 года назад

Thank you for your kind words! :) Be sure to also check out our latest feature, "Artist Police" - a very different story from Vietnam also. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bfL3rAWZntA.html

@dreinhard52 4 года назад

This was so nice to watch, I feel i know the people personally. so lovely. Was so touched when you bought that couple a pig and a bag of rice. So sorry the pig died. Love the honesty of your documentary You are a good man, cheers

@EtheriumSky 4 года назад

Thank you so much for watching and for the good words! :) Just to let you know, just few days ago I released a new feature film I'd been working on in the last few years since Love Market. It's called 'Artist Police' and it's quite different, telling the true story of Vietnam's most controversial censorship police officer turned artist extraordinaire. It's out on amazon prime and on our Etherium Sky web site, so please check it out! www.EtheriumSky.com/ArtistPolice-WatchOnline

@danfossard4626 2 года назад

Totally fascinating film. So well shot, great graphics and so sad in places. I've lived in Vietnam over 3 years and been to Meo Vac and Dong Van several times this year and ridden through Khau Vai twice. I had no idea about the Love Market until randomly finding this on RU-vid after watching documentaries about different ethnic tribes. The people of Ha Giang province are always so welcoming. I hope to be there next year for this festival. Looks wonderful. Ps Alicia the production manager is gorgeous! :)

@ralyr1988 6 лет назад

Good job bro. A lot of information. I Appreciate your time and effort for this wonderful documentary. Great documentary. Thanks

@clsybear 3 года назад

Excellent video, I will recommend this to my Hmong friends in Banning Ca.

@mylxiong08 3 года назад

I would not. It's weak.

@kimm3473 4 года назад

Brilliant film! We loved every moment. 💕

@tonywilson8431 3 года назад

Hello, how are you doing, Can we be friends, please add me on WhatsApp +447441393415, so we can chat better okay?

@shompurnagunjan 8 лет назад

I am one of those lucky people who had the chance to watch the film last year. you are one of the wonderful and talented person I ever met Matt . you made me see life differently . you will always have a special place in my heart. May you gift us more wonderful films like this. lots of love and best wishes. With love Gunjan :)

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

Aw thanks friend! I was happy to share my work in Bangladesh! And in a strange way you make me suddenly miss that crazy country of yours heh. Hope you are well!

@shompurnagunjan 8 лет назад

You are always welcome. I am doing great and looking forward to have kabab with you again ;) . And this time u gotta treat me ice cream :p

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

you got it! :)

@jessicaengerman8358 7 лет назад

Great Documentary! Absolutely adored the insight, honesty and the scenery!

@EtheriumSky 7 лет назад

Thank you much for watching :)

@tonywilson8431 3 года назад

Hello, how are you doing, Can we be friends, please add me on WhatsApp +447441393415, so we can chat better okay?

@NBFAMILYZ 8 лет назад

Your work is amazing, i went to sapa a few weeks ago and was impressed, but your documentary show me another different angle! Keep it up, goodluck with all of your up coming projects!

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

thanks for watching! :)

@anhnguyenthiminh9167 8 лет назад

I really love the music and the content of the documentary. It is really touching and wonderful!!!! thank you for your meaningful film!

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

Thank you! We spent a lot of time building an original soundtrack for this film, combining many traditional Vietnamese and Ethnic Minority instruments with contemporary sounds more fitting of a film score - there's a little interview with our talented composer Josh Kopecek right here if you may be interested! www.etheriumsky.com/composervhclinterview/

@bazra19 4 года назад

Thank you for the great film, Wonderful people,

@bazra19 4 года назад

I just hope nobody introduces them to the dreaded Television. I haven't bought a newspaper, or owned a TV for 30 years, But yes, I do use my computer an awful lot.

@saintron60 4 года назад

OUTSTANDING !!! I have spent a lot of time in South Vietnam. I have a wife in Vung Tau. After this Covid19 thing goes away.. I will bring her to North Vietnam for a visit. Thank u for your work. :)

@kayingthao5072 3 года назад

You have “A” wife? How many do you have?

@JackieTip 8 лет назад

I feel luckily when i watched your wonderful documentary film. It's really real & touching. Thank you for your amazing work !

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

thank you much, em! :)

@johnnyhicks3835 4 года назад

Such friendly beautiful people.

@predrag-peterilich900 3 года назад

Good job Matt - and the helpers. This is a powerful documentary, provoking so many thoughts and questions; first of all about why so many people, today in 2021., live in so disparate conditions. Yet, basically, we are all the same human beings, with same desires, same hopes.

@EtheriumSky 3 года назад

Thank you so much for watching and for the good words! If you're at all interested - we have another (very different) feature film, also from Vietnam, that we released just last year - have a look here: EtheriumSky.com/ArtistPolice

@gurolaaaik 7 лет назад

Very nice documentary! Well done :)

@jasonmartin9138 3 года назад

absolutely love it.

@sofiamedina4375 5 лет назад

I really liked the film! So informative. Send you good vibes from Ecuador 😊🌾🌸

@EtheriumSky 5 лет назад

Thanks a lot :)

@jessob1 4 года назад

Wow thanks for making a this movie and also sharing it. I do have a strong connection to Vietnam since 5 years and also been to this area some years go. Trying to understand and get the grip of the minority groups (very difficult). In any case Vietnam is a very special country like no other. If you haven’t been there yet makes sure you book a trip no matter where you come from you will be very safe. Just please behave and show respect, just as you will be treated from anyone you meet. This is not Thailand keep that in your mind.

@MrBenHaynes 4 года назад

What do you mean when you say "This is not Thailand keep that in your mind"? I don't understand your point. Thanks.

@yia01 3 года назад

@@MrBenHaynes basically he meant, that the country is still run by commies so know what u can and cant said an what u can ans cant do in a acommie country, self sensorship.

@MrBenHaynes 3 года назад

@@yia01 Okay, thanks. That makes sense now.

@wzg8s7 3 года назад

Very nice documentation.

@giangtuoitre 7 лет назад

Thank you so much!

@Minhnguyen-ny7gq 7 лет назад

thank your film. It helps me to get many things

@AngelicNigths 4 года назад

2019 loving this film.

@EtheriumSky 4 года назад

Thanks a lot! :)

@alextran3795 8 лет назад

Funded this way back (indiegogo), I am glad to see this project come to life. Enjoy!

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

thank you much! Nearly all our projects are highly dependent on viewer donations and support so we much appreciate it!

@alextran3795 8 лет назад

+Etherium Sky no problem, What ever happened to the looking at the camera when you saw your first love? Just wondering.....

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

+Alex Tran you mean the donation videos with your close up? they've been ready for a long time! look at the 'behind the scene' videos playlist, link in description , it's in there smwhere!

@alextran3795 8 лет назад

+Etherium Sky Thanks

@annarademacher9731 7 лет назад

beautiful and disturbing. I appreciate that there is no tighten golden thread. It creates a very realistic atmosphere. Thank you

@EtheriumSky 7 лет назад

Anna Rademacher thank you much for watching :) plz be sure to subscribe here and on fb - we have 2 new exciting projects in the works now, would love to keep you updated :)

@binhnguyenthanh3064 8 лет назад

Thanks for your work. You make me feel luckily because of your wonderful doccumentary film. Hope to see more film like this from you. I'll tell my friend about this film. Love you, Matt!!!

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

Thank you much em! :) Yes, please do share with friends!

@Nik_Airball 3 года назад

Kind of sad how in the US, we take things for granted. The people you interviewed live a very tough life. The gay boy Cho interview 58:10 was my favorite interview. Much respect for him. I appreciate the hard work, creativity, and the risks you put into making this video. 💃 💃

@temujinkhan6326 3 года назад

My family migrated from a remote village to the US legally decades ago. Its amazing that in some countries a tourist needs a permit but here in America Illegal immigration should be welcomed with open arms.

@phuongqhbn2012 8 лет назад

Thank you so much. Fabulous! Lots of messages are sent to the audience. I will show my students next month when the fall semester starts.

@EtheriumSky 8 лет назад

Thank you much! :)

@tonywilson8431 3 года назад

Hello, how are you doing, Can we be friends, please add me on WhatsApp +447441393415, so we can chat better okay?

@meinardv3412 7 лет назад

This is superb Matt!

@EtheriumSky 7 лет назад

Thank you! :)

@TheHarleytrike 7 лет назад

As I watched your film, I couldn't help but wonder: why were we (United States) ever at war with these people? What a beautiful documentary, it really opened my eyes. Thank you so very much for sharing this film with us. May peace be with you always.

@EtheriumSky 7 лет назад

Good question... One I wish the world would finally learn from...

@serchsource8744 5 лет назад

I think you hear about Imperialist War....and we Hmong are trouble makers in Asia: Laotian, Chinese, and Vietnamese hate our asses...

@rodneygaul2227 4 года назад

study history , Eisenhower's promise and LBJ's politics of cold war domino theory

@TheHarleytrike 4 года назад

@@rodneygaul2227What I was really asking was: why are Homo sapiens so intelligent and yet so violent? According to the October 2, 2016 Psychology Today "Humans Are Genetically Predisposed to Kill Each Other" article: "In part, the reasons for this rampant self-killing appear to relate to our big brains and the conscious awareness and conniving that big brainpower makes possible, but primarily because of two other key aspects of Homo sapiens and other primates: fierce territoriality and living in social groups." A very interesting article - but not a very satisfying answer.

@TheHarleytrike Год назад

@David Wang I fully concur with your analysis. Thank you for your detailed reply.

@alohaparsons3328 4 года назад

Very informative documentary. I feel bad about the girls being kidnapped and sold. I wish Vietnamese government would make that illegal. The life style of these people is similar to what I experience when I was young in my home country. Bless your heart for taking time to open our eyes to a culture in Vietnam.