Dust & Metal (2022)

Between tourist promotions and Hollywood films lies another Vietnam, whose stunning landscape has been evocatively captured from the country's most accessible form of transport: the motorbike. Like her ground-breaking 2016 work Asunder, Johnson's new film employs old and new footage in inventive ways to challenge preconceived stereotypes. It also explores the role of the motorbike - often the only suitable mode of transport for navigating Vietnam's vast arterial system of tiny country roads - within the country's history and culture. Accompanying Johnson's evocative montage is Xo Xinh's electronic score, conveying in equal measure the film's sense of wonder.