Is This the Last Generation of Northen Vietnam’s Ethnic Tribes?

Are Vietnam’s mountain tribes disappearing?

00:00 Introduction – A Photographer’s Mission
03:00 The Red Dao & Black Hmong Traditions
09:40 The Art of Handmade Costumes
15:00 Life in Remote Mountain Villages
21:20 Markets of Dong Van & Ethnic Diversity
38:15 The Lolo and Their 400-Triangle Costumes
43:00 Music, Isolation & Cultural Survival
47:30 Preserving Memory Through Photography

The far north of Vietnam is home to various small ethnic groups with different languages, lifestyles, and clothing styles. They often live in isolation in this magnificent mountainous region, trying to keep their traditions alive by wearing splendid costumes that distinguish the groups.

Rehahn is a photographer who has settled in the country and opened a gallery where all his work is collected. He has made the diversity of traditional costumes his favorite subject.

Once again, he heads north on a colorful journey to document and bear witness to these remote ethnic groups.