Cake (2012)
This documentary is about courage and survival and having the will and perseverance to succeed despite considerable obstacles. The story of Mitchell Pham's remarkable journey is told through the evocative use of stop-frame animation, created from a Vietnamese traditional folded paper craft, mixed with live action to show an innovative account of his harrowing but ultimately inspirational journey from Vietnamese prison camp, to a life in New Zealand after the Vietnam war.
Director: Sally Tran
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Andy Nguyen as Oliver |
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Andy Nguyen as Mitchell at 12 |
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Mitchell Pham as Himself |
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Vinh Ngoc Tran as Captain 1 (Voice)/Young Boy |
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Hai Ho Tran as Captain 2 (Voice) |
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Huong Tran as Mother (Voice) |
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Loan Thi Tran as Girl (Voice) |
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Kate Nguyen as Girl Crying (Voice) |
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Bong Le Thi as Woman Calling (Voice) |
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My Le Thi as Woman Praying (Voice) |
| Directing | Sally Tran | Director |
| Camera | Aasta Otnes | Data Wrangler |
| Art | Gair Cook | Storyboard Artist |
| Production | Venusi Junior Taumoepeau | Post Producer |
| Production | Venusi Junior Taumoepeau | Researcher |
| Editing | Michael Millar | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Mathew Ellin | Compositor |
| Production | Sarah Bridge | Production Manager |
| Art | Bonnie Cricket | Concept Artist |
| Art | Adrian Thompson | Art Direction |
| Camera | Paul Vunituraunga | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Sally Tran | Runner Art Department |
| Crew | Warren Green | Cinematography |
| Camera | James Dudley | Camera Production Assistant |
| Sound | Blair Cameron | Sound |
| Art | Lance Berrett | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Brooke Austin | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Wendy Shijia Wang | Art Direction |
| Sound | Marshall Smith | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Tom Fox | Foley |
| Sound | Tom Fox | Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Daniel Loorpage | Compositing Artist |
| Crew | Morten Leirkjaer | Compositor |
| Art | Lauren May | Art Designer |
| Sound | Marshall Smith | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Marshall Smith | Foley |
| Visual Effects | Daniel Loorpage | Animation |
| Lighting | James Dudley | Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Sally Tran | Set Runner |
| Editing | Jon Waters | Color Grading |
| Sound | Tom Fox | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Sally Tran | Writer |