DUST & METAL available now on BFI Player

30th April 2025 will mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the American war in Vietnam. To time with the anniversary, known as National Reunification Day in Vietnam, we are delighted to be bringing unfamiliar histories of Vietnam beyond the lens of war to BFI Player, with our feature film Dust & Metal making its streaming debut this week.

Dust & Metal, directed by Esther Johnson, is the first feature project to be produced by Live Cinema UK, and is a major step forward for Live Cinema UK and the artform of live cinema.

Dust & Metal (CÁT BỤI & KIM LOẠI) presents stories of ‘freedom’ in Vietnam past and present told through the lens of the country’s ubiquitous mode of transport: the motorbike. Stepping away from Hollywood’s portrayals of the American/Vietnam War, Dust & Metal offers an unorthodox perspective of Vietnam. Through a unique partnership with the Vietnam Film Institute to digitise rare archive film, this Vietnamese-British project funded by the British Council is an unmissable audio-visual live cinema experience. Through the repositioning of difficult to access archive film, contemporary footage, and a live score composed and performed by Vietnamese artist Xo Xinh, Dust & Metal will make rare archive film available to new audiences and illuminate unfamiliar histories of Vietnam.

Watch the trailer below, read more about Dust & Metal here, and rent the film on BFI Player.

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