The Guardian called the documentary shattering, and awarded it four stars.
Thats the norm in these parts: Dis mother and older sister were bride-napped as well.
Diem observed, Children of the Mistis a deeply personal film, and it is also my first feature-length.

‘Children of the Mist’Film Movement/Everett Collection/POV
Therefore, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for all the love and recognition.
Producers of the documentary are Swann Dubus and Tran Phuong Thao; Dubus also edited the film.
Executive producers are White and Dilday for American Documentary |POV.

She studied journalism at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Hanoi, graduating in 2013.
She is a Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program Grantee.