{{short description|Laotian film director|bot = PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Mattie Do | native_name = ແມດດີ ໂດ | image = Mattie Do at the 2025 Locarno Film Festival 0 (cropped).jpg | caption = at the 2025 Locarno Film Festival | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | occupation = {{hlist|Film director|film producer}} | years_active = 2012–present }}
'''Mattie Do''' ({{langx|lo|ແມດດີ ໂດ}}) is a Laotian film director. She is Laos's first and only female film director and the first horror film director from Laos.
==Personal life== Do was born in Los Angeles, California, to immigrant parents who left Laos during the communist revolution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2837366/releaseinfo?ref_=ttloc_sa_2/ |title=IMDB entry for Chanthaly |website=IMDb }}</ref> Do returned to Vientiane in 2010 with her husband to take care of her retired father.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5621501/bio|title=Mattie Do|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-01-15}}</ref> She trained originally as a make-up artist and worked on film productions in Europe and America before becoming a consultant to the oldest film company in Laos, Lao Art Media, upon her return in 2010.<ref name="lescinemasdumonde" /> She, her husband and their dog Mango live in Vientiane, Laos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://littlelaosontheprairie.org/2013/01/18/lao-horror-lao-hopes-10-questions-with-mattie-do/ |title=Lao Horror, Lao Hopes: 10 Questions with Mattie Do |publisher=littlelaosontheprairie.org |date=2013-01-18 |accessdate=2014-05-15}}</ref>
==Career==
===''Chanthaly''=== Her directorial debut, ''Chanthaly'' ({{langx|lo|ຈັນທະລີ}}) (2012), was the first horror film written and directed entirely in Laos,<ref name="twitchfilm"/><ref name="dearest_sister"/> as well as the first to be screened at major film festivals outside of Southeast Asia<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/nong-hak-dearest-sister-a-lao-horror-film |title=Nong Hak 'Dearest Sister' - A Lao Horror Film |accessdate=2014-05-21 }}</ref> like the 2013 Fantastic Fest.<ref name="fantasticfest" />
===''Dearest Sister''=== Do's second feature film, ''Dearest Sister'' (2016), (Lao: ນ້ອງຮັກ)<ref name="dearest_sister"/> was chosen to attend the 2014 Cannes Film Festival as part of the ''La Fabrique des Cinémas du monde'' program<ref name="lescinemasdumonde" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telerama.fr/festival-de-cannes/2014/la-fabrique-des-cinemas-du-monde-possible-tremplin-pour-les-jeunes-realisateurs,112489.php |title=La Fabrique des Cinémas du monde, possible tremplin pour les jeunes réalisateurs |publisher=Telerama |author=Caroline Besse |date=2014-05-16|accessdate=2014-06-07 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rfi.fr/vi/van-hoa/20140524-lien-hoan-cannes-ho-tro-dien-anh-cac-nuoc-ngheo |publisher=Radio France Internationale |author=Thanh Phương |title=Liên hoan Cannes hỗ trợ điện ảnh các nước nghèo |date=2014-05-24 |accessdate=2014-06-07 }}</ref> and was selected as the Laotian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, the first time that Laos submitted a film for consideration in this category.<ref name="Laos1st">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/asia/laos-dearest-sister-first-foreign-language-oscar-film-1202563352/ |title=Laos Selects 'Dearest Sister' as First Foreign-Language Oscar Submission |work=Variety |first=Patrick |last=Frater |date=18 September 2017 |accessdate=19 September 2017}}</ref> It was screened at more than 20 film festivals and was selected by Laos as its first Oscars submission for Best Foreign Language Film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jfac.jp/en/culture/features/f-ah-mattie-do/|title=MATTIE DO――Depicting real lives of Lao women {{!}} Features|website=Japan Foundation Asia Center|language=ja|access-date=2019-01-15}}</ref>
===''The Long Walk''=== Her third feature, ''The Long Walk'' ({{langx|lo|ບໍ່ມີວັນຈາກ}}) (2019), premiered in the Giornate degli Autori section of the 76th Venice International Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web |title='The Long Walk' ('Bor Mi Vanh Chark'): Film Review {{!}} Venice 2019 |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/review/long-walk-bor-mi-vanh-chark-review-1235951 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=4 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She won Best Director at the 45th Boston-Science Fiction Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boston SciFi Film Festival Awards |url=https://www.bostonscifi.com/festival-awards |website=Boston SciFi}}</ref>
==Filmography==
=== Feature films === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Director !Writer !Producer !Notes |- |2012 |''Chanthaly'' |{{Yes}} |{{No}} |{{Yes}} |Also; makeup artist, sound editor |- |2015 |''River'' |{{No}} |{{No}} |{{Yes|Executive producer}} | |- |2016 |''Dearest Sister'' |{{Yes}} |{{No}} |{{Yes}} |Also makeup artist |- |2016 |''Bangkok Nites'' |{{No}} |{{No}} |{{Yes|Co-producer}} | |- |2019 |''The Long Walk'' |{{Yes}} |{{No}} |{{Yes}} | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Director !Writer !Producer !Notes |- |2021 |''Creepshow'' |{{No}} |{{Yes}} |{{No}} |Episode: "Drug Traffic"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lê |first=Paul |title=[Review] "Creepshow" Season 3 Ends With Two Strong Tales of Dark Secrets - Bloody Disgusting |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3689414/review-creepshow-season-3-ends-two-strong-tales-dark-secrets/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260211180146/https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3689414/review-creepshow-season-3-ends-two-strong-tales-dark-secrets/ |archive-date=2026-02-11 |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=Bloody Disgusting |language=en-US}}</ref> |}
=== Short films === {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer ! Producer ! Notes |- |2020 |''The Tuk Tuk of the Fifth Kind'' |{{No}} |{{No}} |{{Yes}} | |- | 2025 | ''The Sleeping Beauty'' | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | Premiered at the Locarno,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.locarnofestival.ch/festival/program/film.html?fid=faba79c9-e647-4b4c-ac74-98b3b09f96c2&l=en&eid=|title= The Sleeping Beauty|date=8 July 2025|access-date=21 July 2025|website= Locarno Film Festival|language=en}}</ref> |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Award !Year !Category !Nominated work !Result !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |Venice Film Festival |2019 |Venice Days |''The Long Walk'' |{{Nominated}} |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=2019-07-23 |title=Venice Days Lineup Includes Toni Servillo, Cécile De France, Golshifteh Farahani & Fernando Meirelles-Produced Climate Change Doc |url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/venice-days-lineup-includes-toni-servillo-cecile-de-france-golshifteh-farahani-fernando-meirelles-backed-climate-change-doc-1202651109/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |Sitges Film Festival | rowspan="2" |2019 |Best Director | rowspan="2" |''The Long Walk'' |{{Won}} | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foundation |first=Japan |last2=Vientiane |date=2019-10-24 |title=Mattie Do was just awarded BEST DIRECTOR |url=https://jfacvt.la/mattie-do-was-just-awarded-best-director/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=The Japan Foundation, Vientiane |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |Best Motion Picture |{{Nominated}} |- |Oldenburg International Film Festival |2021 |Tribute |Mattie Do |{{Won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mattie Do » 31. Internationales Filmfest Oldenburg |url=https://filmfest-oldenburg.de/en/about/history/2021/okuda-mural-2/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=filmfest-oldenburg.de}}</ref> |- |Lusca Fantastic Film Fest |2019 |Best International Director |''The Long Walk'' |{{Won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singleton |first=Julian |date=2019-09-21 |title=Fantastic Fest 2019: THE LONG WALK Rewards Patient Audiences - Cinapse |url=https://cinapse.co/2019/09/fantastic-fest-2019-the-long-walk-is-a-time-travel-film-that-reaps-rewards-for-a-patient-audience/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=Cinapse - Cinema Discovery and Discussion |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |QCinema International Film Festival |2019 |Asian Next Wave |''The Long Walk'' |{{Nominated}} |<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-10-10 |title=12 Films you cannot miss at the QCinema International Film Festival |url=https://asianfilmfestivals.com/2019/10/09/films-you-cannot-miss-qcinema-international-film-festival/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Asian Film Festivals |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shackleton |first=Liz |date=October 6, 2019 |title=Philippines' QCinema fest launches Asian Next Wave competition |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/philippines-qcinema-fest-launches-asian-next-wave-competition/5143551.article |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Screen Daily |language=en}}</ref> |}
==References== <references>
<ref name=dearest_sister>{{cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/94331291 |title=dearest sister |last=Do |first=Mattie|publisher=Vimeo|date=May 2014 |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref>
<ref name=fantasticfest>{{cite web|url=http://fantasticfest.com/films/chanthaly |title=Chanthaly |publisher=Fantastic Fest|date=2013 |accessdate=2014-05-15| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517121513/http://fantasticfest.com/films/chanthaly | archive-date=2014-05-17}}</ref>
<ref name=twitchfilm>{{cite web |url=http://twitchfilm.com/2013/09/fantastic-fest-2013-review-chanthaly-is-a-haunting-portrait-of-modern-day-laos.html |title=Fantastic Fest 2013 Review: Chanthaly is A Haunting Portrait of Modern Day Laos |last=Marsh |first=James |publisher=Twitch |date=2013-09-26 |accessdate=2014-05-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616174945/http://twitchfilm.com/2013/09/fantastic-fest-2013-review-chanthaly-is-a-haunting-portrait-of-modern-day-laos.html |archivedate=2014-06-16 }}</ref>
<ref name=lescinemasdumonde>{{cite web |url=http://www.lescinemasdumonde.com/nouv/?p=5851&lang=en |title=dearest sister |publisher=Les Cinemas du Monde |accessdate=2014-05-21 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140521095840/http://www.lescinemasdumonde.com/nouv/?p=5851&lang=en |archive-date=2014-05-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==External links== {{Wikiquote}} * {{IMDb name|5621501}} * {{Vimeo user|user=mattiedo}} * {{YouTube|handle=mattiemaurin}}
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