Land of Evanescence

Runtime: 75'

Expected release: November 2026

Production stage: Post-Production

Budget: €257,253 (48% in place)

1st feature: Yes

Looking for: Festivals, Sales Agents/Distributors, Buyers, Impact Producer, Gap Financing, Strategic Ideas, Post Services.

Synopsis:

Land of Evanescence is a creative documentary where the director, a child of the post-war era, makes the link between her recurring nightmares and a trauma inherited from the Vietnam War.

Director’s Profile:

Nguyen Thi Xuan Trang is an acclaimed filmmaker with nearly 20 years of experience in international cinema. After early work in commercials, she transitioned to independent film in 2014 via the Kyoto Filmmaker Lab. Her career gained global momentum at the Bucheon Fantastic Film School and Locarno’s Open Doors Lab, where she won the 1st Prize FAI Producer Grant.
A pivotal figure in Southeast Asian cinema, Trang is known for high-profile collaborations with Trương Minh Quý. She was Line Producer for Hair, Paper, Water… (2025), the Golden Leopard winner at Locarno. Her production Viet and Nam (2024) competed in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, following the success of The Tree House (2019). In 2022, she debuted as a director with After Taste, which premiered at Fantasia. Her work reflects a deep commitment to independent storytelling and global co-production.

Producer’s Profile:

Wilfredo Manalang is the founder of FUSEE and a prominent producer in the Asian film industry. His diverse co-production portfolio includes Plan 75 (2022), which won a Cannes Camera d’Or Special Mention, and Don’t Cry, Butterfly (2024), the Venice Critics’ Week Grand Prize winner. Other notable works include Elsewhere at Night (2025), winner of Best Screenplay at Torino, and Through Your Eyes (2025), selected for the Berlinale Short Competition.
Locally, he produced Blue Room (2022) and Topakk (2023), which premiered at Locarno. An alum of EAVE Ties That Bind and APOSTLAB, Manalang previously served as Managing Director for International Production at ABS-CBN and Executive Director of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (2016–2019). He also represented the nation as a board member of the Directors’ Guild of the Philippines.