LET’s Love (ເງົາຮັກໃນສາຍໝອກ)
Directed by: Dorn Bouttasing (ກໍາກັບໂດຍ: ດອນ ບຸດທະສິງ)
Written by: Dorn Bouttasing (ບົດປະພັນໂດຍ: ດອນ ບຸດທະສິງ)
Produced by: Running Reel Ltd (ຜະລິດໂດຍ: ຣັນນີ້ງ ຣຽວ ຈໍາກັດ)
Genres: drama, short (ຮູບເງົາແນວ: ລະຄອນສັ້ນ)
Duration: 31:57 mins (ຄວາມຍາວ: 31:57 ນາທີ)
Year: 2018 (ປີ: 2018)

“ຮູບເງົາເລື່ອງເງົາຮັກໃນສາຍໝອກ ເປັນຮູບເງົາທີ່ບອກເລົ່າເລື່ອງລາວຂອງ ນາງ ໄໝ ຍິງສາວເລສບຽນຊາວລາວ ຜູ້ທີ່ດິ້ນລົນເພື່ອຄົ້ນຫາການຍອມຮັບ ແລະ ຄວາມຮັກຈາກສັງຄົມອະນຸລັກນິຍົມ ທີ່ບໍ່ເປີດກວ້າງສຳລັບຜູ້ທີ່ມີຣົດສະນິຍົມທາງເພດຂອງນາງ. ດ້ວຍຄວາມສຳພັນທີ່ສະຫຼັບສັບຊ້ອນຂອງ ນາງ ໄໝ ແລະ ຄອບຄົວ, ໝູ່ເພື່ອນຂອງນາງ ແລະ ສັງຄົມເປັນວົງກວ້າງ, ເງົາຮັກໃນສາຍໜອກ ໄດ້ເປີດເຜີຍໃຫ້ເຫັນເຖີງອຸປະສັກຢ່າງຫຼວງຫຼາຍທີ່ຊຸມຊົນ LGBTQI ໃນປະເທດລາວ ພວມກໍາລັງປະເຊີນຢູ່, ຊຶ່ງເຮັດໃຫ້ຮູບເງົາເລື່ອງນີ້ເປັນຮູບເງົາເລື່ອງທໍາອິດທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການສ້າງຂຶ້ນ ເພື່ອບອກເລົ່າເຖີງສະພາບການຂອງຄົນລາວ.” – ດອນ ບຸດທະສິງ

Propelled by her passion for storytelling and tearing down barriers, Dorn Bouttasing writes, directs, and produces this story of love and self-identification through the eyes of an LGBT young woman. LET’s Love lays bare a bold topic which requires treading lightly for the sensitive Lao film industry. Dorn admits that it is not the film she intended to make, regretting that the beauty of the original stories were mostly left out. Despite this, Dorn brings to light the issues and emotional turmoil that burdens those who are not accepted into their community and sometimes even their own families. Dorn comments, “LET’s Love is about love, it doesn’t matter what gender you are, how old you are, or how young you are.”

The film was funded by the Lao Filmmakers Fund, an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, and a modest OXFAM grant. In 2020, LET’s Love was selected for streaming on INDIEflix, a platform for independent films.

The River Change From Community’s View (ແມ່ນໍ້າທີ່ປ່ຽນທັດສະນະຂອງຊຸມຊົນ)
Directed by: Dorn Bouttasing & Chalefun Ditphudee (ກໍາກັບໂດຍ: ດອນ ບຸດທະສິງ & ຈະເລຝັນ ດິດຜູ້ດີ)
Produced by: Green Community Volunteer (ຜະລິດໂດຍ: ອາສາສະໝັກຊຸມຊົນສີຂຽວ)
Genres: documentary, short (ຮູບເງົາແນວ: ສາລະຄະດີ, ລະຄອນສັ້ນ)
Duration: 16:03 mins (ຄວາມຍາວ: 16:03 ນາທີ)
Year: 2016 (ປີ 2016)

ໃນປະເທດລາວ, ການດໍາລົງຊີວິດຂອງບ້ານທີ່ຢູ່ເຂດຫ່າງໄກສອກຫຼີກແມ່ນກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບການຊອກຫາອາຫານ ແລະ ການພື່ງພາຊັບພະຍາກອນຕາມທໍາມະຊາດໂດຍຮອບເປັນສ່ວນໃຫຍ່. ການປ່ຽນແປງຂອງສາຍນໍ້າລໍາທານຈາກທັດສະນະຂອງຊຸມຊົນຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ພົບວ່າການດໍາລົງຊີວິດຂອງບ້ານຂະມຸ ທີ່ອາໃສຢູ່ຕາມແຄມຝັ່ງແມ່ນໍ້າອູແມ່ນໄດ້ຮັບຜົນກະທົບຢ່າງຫຼວງຫຼາຍຈາການປ່ຽນແປງຂອງສະພາບຕາມແຄມແມ່ນໍ້າ.

In Laos, the far removed village life revolves around foraging for food and is heavily dependent on its surrounding natural resources. The River Change From Community’s View gives a glimpse into how the life of a Khmu village along the Nam Ou River has been impacted by the changes along the river.

Partly funded by BOTH ENDS, Dorn Bouttasing’s organic documentary expresses justified concern for the lives impacted by the changes of the river. The Nam Ou River stretches 450 km from China’s Yunnan Province, emptying into the Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Laos. Will subsistence living be sustainable when there is drought, flooding, storms, diseases, and ultimately food shortages resulting from these changes?

Filmmaker’s Profile: Dorn Bouttasing (1983)
Dorn Bouttasing was born in Xieng Khouang Province in 1983. She is the founder and director of Green Community Volunteers, is a part time consultant for Running Reel, a media production services company, and works as a freelance consultant on community development and environmental projects. She is a storyteller, photographer, and documentary filmmaker.

Dorn completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in 2006 in Vientiane. In 2016, she enrolled in an intensive English program at Temple University in Philadelphia, USA. As part of her humanitarian career, she has participated in several human rights and environmental workshops and conferences over the years.

Dorn’s passion for social issues propels her to share her knowledge and experiences through storytelling and filmwork, opening doors and inspiring those in marginalized groups to create their own initiatives and improve livelihoods. “I want to let them know that their story is a bigger part of society in the world, not only in Laos.”

Filmography:
2016 – The River Change from Community’s View, director
2018 – LET’s Love, director, writer