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Cake (2012)

Based on Mitchell Pham's True Story

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 10M

Director : Sally Tran

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Andy Nguyen
Andy Nguyen
Oliver
Andy Nguyen
Andy Nguyen
Mitchell at 12
Mitchell Pham
Mitchell Pham
Himself
Vinh Ngoc Tran
Vinh Ngoc Tran
Captain 1 (Voice)/Young Boy
Hai Ho Tran
Hai Ho Tran
Captain 2 (Voice)
Huong Tran
Huong Tran
Mother (Voice)
Loan Thi Tran
Loan Thi Tran
Girl (Voice)
Kate Nguyen
Kate Nguyen
Girl Crying (Voice)
Bong Le Thi
Bong Le Thi
Woman Calling (Voice)
My Le Thi
My Le Thi
Woman Praying (Voice)

Crews

Sally Tran
Sally Tran
Director
Sarah Bridge
Sarah Bridge
Production Manager
Warren Green
Warren Green
Cinematography
James Dudley
James Dudley
Lighting Technician
James Dudley
James Dudley
Camera Production Assistant
Blair Cameron
Blair Cameron
Sound
Adrian Thompson
Adrian Thompson
Art Direction
Lance Berrett
Lance Berrett
Art Department Assistant
Brooke Austin
Brooke Austin
Art Department Assistant
Venusi Junior Taumoepeau
Venusi Junior Taumoepeau
Post Producer
Venusi Junior Taumoepeau
Venusi Junior Taumoepeau
Researcher
Paul Vunituraunga
Paul Vunituraunga
Assistant Camera
Aasta Otnes
Aasta Otnes
Data Wrangler
Wendy Shijia Wang
Wendy Shijia Wang
Art Direction
Bonnie Cricket
Bonnie Cricket
Concept Artist
Lauren May
Lauren May
Art Designer
Gair Cook
Gair Cook
Storyboard Artist
Michael Millar
Michael Millar
Assistant Editor
Sally Tran
Sally Tran
Runner Art Department
Sally Tran
Sally Tran
Set Runner
Marshall Smith
Marshall Smith
Sound Designer
Tom Fox
Tom Fox
Sound Designer
Tom Fox
Tom Fox
Foley
Marshall Smith
Marshall Smith
Foley
Tom Fox
Tom Fox
Sound Mixer
Marshall Smith
Marshall Smith
Sound Mixer
Daniel Loorpage
Daniel Loorpage
Animation
Daniel Loorpage
Daniel Loorpage
Compositing Artist
Morten Leirkjaer
Morten Leirkjaer
Compositor
Mathew Ellin
Mathew Ellin
Compositor
Jon Waters
Jon Waters
Color Grading

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