A Production Company run by
Academy Award® Nominated Filmmakers
Jerry Franck & Courtney Marsh
Chau, Beyond the Lines
34min • Documentary • 2015
Synopsis
Chau, a teenager living in a Vietnamese care center for kids disabled by agent orange, struggles with the reality of his dream to one day become a professional artist.
Press
"Deeply inspirational film. One that tugs at the heartstrings." — The Hollywood Reporter
"Marsh maintains a steady and unwaveringly sympathetic tone as she charts Chau’s passage through cycles of despair and hope, while her camera takes appreciative measure of his burgeoning and at times ingeniously applied talent." — Variety
"Heartbreaking subject but leave[s] the viewer with a sense of hope." — The Wrap
Accolades
Academy Award Nomination, Grand Jury Prize Winner (Austin, Fort Lauderdale, Irvine), Short of the Week, Vimeo Staff Pick
Notable Screenings
United Nations, US Senate, Aspen Ideas, American Embassy in Vietnam, Theatrical Release in US/UK
Festivals
Big Sky, Austin, Doc Edge, Cleveland, Thessaloniki, New Orleans, Sebastopol
Distributors
Netflix, Al Jazeera English, The Atlantic, ShortsHD, 7th Art Releasing
Director: Courtney Marsh • Producers: Jerry Franck, Courtney Marsh • Story by Courtney Marsh, Marcelo Mitnik • Executive Producer: Marcelo Mitnik • Associate Producer: Duy Nguyen • Music by Steve London