Profile
Lê Ngọc Duy is an independent filmmaker based in Viet Nam. His work explores the politics of memory, queer expression, and Central Vietnamese heritage. Using narrative, essayistic, reenactment, and archival forms, Duy’s recent films question the influence of dominant systems on the construction of collective history and have screened at festivals worldwide.
Duy’s latest short film, “Before the Sea Forgets,” premiered at the 2025 Cannes' Directors' Fortnight, where it was nominated for the Queer Palm. A recipient of CJ Short Film Project's production grant, he participated in the 2025 Locarno Filmmakers Academy and was selected as an Artist in Residence at the Kurzfilmtage Residency @Villa Sträuli. He is a member of A Sông Art Collective, in which he organizes and co-curates the grassroots initiative Cinema Con Nha Ngheo (Cinema of Peasants) promoting local independent cinema.
