Documentary Film Showcase / 2.5 hrs / Vietnam
Selections from the Goethe Institute's Hanoi DOCLab, Ateliers Varan workshops in Vietnam, and the Vietnam Ministry of Culture Best Documentary Collection. Featuring a wide range of subjects, personal narratives, disability infrastructure in Vietnam and new perspectives on Vietnamese Independence.
From Hanoi DOCLab, Film School: (www.hanoidoclab.org/)
Friendgrandma by Pham Mai Phuong - 8 min. 45 sec.
An exploration of family relationships and love over generations through a conversation between a young girl and her grandmother.
The Medium by Cao Trung Vinh, Tran Thanh Hien & Do Yuyen Trang - 13 min
A young man is thought to channel the ancient spirits of the Goddess Mother religion. Through this exploration the film discusses the modernization of religion.
Underneath it All by Do Van Hoang, Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh & Pham Thu Hang - 16 min. 45 sec.
Children garbage and factory workers expose gender dynamics among this segment of the population.
From Ateliers Varan Film Workshops: (www.ateliersvaran.com/)
Roads by Nhung con Duong - 31 min
Tung became blind as a child, a victim of Agent Orange contracted by his father during the war. He is a teacher and musician in the traditional instrument Vietnam: The monotone. It is his grandfather, who takes care of him and accompanies him everywhere in his concerts, which was initiated. Dung is deaf mute. She is still in high school, his parents are worried for her future. She knows what she wants to be: an artist.
Dust / Bui by Nguyen Thi Thuy - 29 min
Once upon a time ... one elderly woman, a boy and a dog. They grow together a cart, wandering around the corners of the city to glean, and do not return when everyone is asleep.
From Vietnam Ministry of Culture Best Documentary Collection:
Story of Kindness by Tran Van Thuy - excerpts - 30 min
A woman with terminal leprosy works at resolving her life relationships while she builds a house for her son before she dies.
Homeland by Sy Chung - excerpts - 30 min
The film addresses the lives and priorities of rural Vietnamese who decide to move to the city.
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