Xaisongkham Induangchanthy is a Lao independent filmmaker. He discovered his passion for filmmaking when he studied mass communications in Singapore in 1999. In 2011, he joined ‘Lao New Wave Cinema’. In 2012, he was selected to participate in ‘Asian Film Academy’ (AFA) as part of the Busan International Film Festival, Korea. As part of the program, his script was also selected for the short film production. In 2015, he completed a master’s degree in filmmaking in New York City under the Fulbright Scholarship. His latest film, BECAUSE I AM A GIRL..., was recently aired on NHK, Japan.RAISING A BEAST is his debut feature film project. He’s based in Vientiane, Laos.
In Laos, two Hmong siblings with diverging destinies are responsible for grooming a bull into a prize fighter that will earn the family money and honor.