The leaf, not yet falling

By Darly • August 21, 2007

The two posts about the bodhi tree by Ginger and Salat made me think of this video clip. The first time I saw “the leaf, not yet falling” was at the First International Conference on Lao Studies in May of 2005.

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4 Responses to “ The leaf, not yet falling ”

Joy Aug 22nd, 2007 at 7:15 pm

I just saw that movie last month. What did you think of it?

PS- DJ, your food blog makes me hungry all the time!

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salat Aug 23rd, 2007 at 4:54 am

A very poetic film. And great translation of Lao words I didn't even know existed in our language.

I have to add that Laos is a very beautiful country. The mighty Mekong river itself is like an ocean (of happiness).
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DJ Aug 24th, 2007 at 6:32 am

Hi Joy,

The first time I saw it, I was crying like a baby, along with many others at the conference. While we came from different corners of the world, we all had one thing in common, much like the narrator in the movie.

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Vannasone Joy Keodara of VOA, Lao Diaspora Voice of America « Nye Noona Feb 1st, 2008 at 3:25 am

[...] I came to D.C. in 2003 for the US-ASEAN Film and Photography Festival for my documentary film The Leaf, Not Yet Falling. While I was here, I learned about the Laotian community and before I knew it, I was already [...]

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