Journey following Uncle Ho's footsteps

Journalist and director Nguyen Thu Trang (Photo: NVCC)

“Love the job - Passionate and dedicated to the career”

The female journalist with a never-ending passion for her profession is not wrong when referring to journalist and director Nguyen Thu Trang (TFS Film Studio, Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV)), born and raised in Ben Luc district, Long An province. Ever since she was in school, she has understood and deeply felt the responsibility and ideals of journalism. She started her journalism career at the age of 20, and in 2012, she officially took on the role of director.

Although she is a woman, she never refuses to take on difficult experiences and work at high intensity. Besides being an MC, reporter, and producer, she is also the editor and main director of the programs Van Nghe Magazine (HTV7) and Hoa Binh Goi (HTV7).

Despite the huge work pressure, she still maintains positive energy, constantly creates, inspires people around her and breathes life into each work, especially the reportage and documentary series about the Legend of the Heroic Vietnamese Mother, the Legend of Boi Loi Base, which were warmly received by the audience.

Journalist and director Nguyen Thu Trang (right cover) and crew (Photo: NVCC)

Ms. Trang shared: “There are countless ways to approach, commit and go far with journalism, but the key to success is to be truly passionate and love the job.” Along with her perseverance are her worthy achievements such as the Silver Medal at the National Television Festival (2011) with the reportage Ho Chi Minh in the hearts of the world’s people; Certificate of Merit at the National Television Festival (2013) with the documentary film Mrs. Vu Thi Quyen - Heroic Vietnamese Mother; Image Award in the 1st Rainbow Award (2013) organized by the HTV Youth Union with the documentary film Mrs. Truong Thi Nguoi - Heroic Vietnamese Mother; A prize in the “Young Pen” Award in 2014 organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union with the documentary film Youth Aspiration;... Besides, it is impossible not to mention the documentary Journey following Uncle Ho - a documentary product that left many impressions in the hearts of viewers.

Journey following Uncle Ho's footsteps

Journalist and director Nguyen Thu Trang as MC on the journey Following Uncle Ho's footsteps (Photo: NVCC)

The documentary “Following Uncle Ho’s Footsteps” is a long journey of more than 80 days, passing through more than 20 countries across 5 continents. This requires the participants to be brave, have expertise, always update new skills in all circumstances and not be afraid of difficulties. It is an honor and also a great challenge for female journalist and director Nguyen Thu Trang - the youngest member of the group.

At the age of 30, she temporarily put aside her personal feelings and devoted herself to her work. She was proud to have experienced such a wonderful and memorable journey. "The journey following Uncle Ho's footsteps is my youth, my ideal and an unforgettable experience" - journalist and director Nguyen Thu Trang shared.

In 2008, the media was still limited, making newspapers was hard, and visual journalism was even more difficult than written and spoken journalism because in addition to content, there was also the need to process images, sound, edit films, organize production, etc. The working group had to bring a lot of luggage, food, filming and recording equipment, including printers. On the journey, despite many difficulties, with her determination and willpower, she took on two roles as editor and host, and at the end of the day (according to Vietnam's time zone, it could be morning, afternoon or late at night in another country) she had to update information and send products back to Vietnam. The work schedule was tight, constantly moving from one country to another, including important places such as England, France, America, Russia, etc. Finding addresses and witnesses related to Uncle Ho's revolutionary life abroad was always difficult for the film crew. In addition, weather, culture, laws, and time zone changes are also obstacles that the film crew must overcome to create vivid and realistic images to serve the audience.

Along with those hardships are memorable memories such as going to a German city to review Uncle Ho's activities in the past; stopping by England to learn more about musician Ewan Macoll - a peace lover who composed the song Ho Chi Minh's Song; or going to Egypt to better visualize June 30, 1911, when Uncle Ho came here;... and many other valuable experiences.

During that journey, the biggest shock that she could not forget was hearing the news that her mother had passed away in her hometown while she was in France. However, because they did not want her to be worried and depressed, her family did not tell her the news. When she arrived in England, she found out. The pain was too great to describe, but she tried to suppress her emotions to finish the commentary and product of that day before boarding the plane to return to Vietnam.

“It was not until 10 years later that I dared to look back at the images and moments of that trip because I still missed my mother so much…” - Trang confided. She returned 10 days before the group, and according to the schedule, she would have to visit the US and China to complete the trip.

HTV is the unit that gave birth to a quite successful documentary genre and the documentary Journey in Uncle Ho's Footsteps is one of the dedicated products, warmly received by audiences everywhere, the number of released discs was sold out at that time. Journey in Uncle Ho's Footsteps helps us see more clearly the responsibility of each person to strive to study and work well to contribute their small part to building the country, striving to follow the example of the great leader Ho Chi Minh./.

Thao Mi

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