Finding Phong

Di Tim Phong

“A diary of transition, transformation, and truth.”

Synopsis

Lê Ánh Phong grew up in a small town in the centre of Vietnam, the youngest of six children. From the time they were a young biological boy, Phong felt like they were a girl with a mismatched body. Not until they moved to Hanoi to attend university at age 20 did Phong discover that they were not the only one in the world with this predicament. Their dream to ‘find themselves’ by physically changing sex becomes a reality several years later. The movie follows Phong’s struggle during these years, with excerpts from their intimate video journal, along with their encounters with family, friends and doctors, all of whom must come to terms with the their determination to become a complete girl.
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