Happy Dent

Documentary

*Winner of "People's Choice Award" Shortcut's 07
*Winner of "Best Editing" Award" Shortcut's 07
*2nd Place at 'Baileys "Shorts on the Shore' Film Festival

Synopsis

‘Happy Dent’ is a documentary which explores the life an ordinary six year old boy who sells chewing gum ( Happy Dent ) for a living.

Filmed entirely in Vietnam, Maria Tran worked with a group of young orphans in a film/drawing/English workshops that lasted for over a month in November 2007. ‘Happy Dent’ is a real life account of the daily struggle (Cua Ngoc Hong) of one such boy involved in the workshop.

Starring  Cua Ngoc Hong
Produced/Edited/ Direced by Maria Tran