The Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association (VAALA) will partner with the Huntington Beach Public Library for a specially curated screening showcasing five short films previously shown at Viet Film Fest (VFF), it was announced today. The films set were selected by Viet Film Fest’s Artistic Director, Eric Nong. This special film screening will be…
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Viet Film Fest is screening a short film series titled “Under the Same Roof” from June 1 to 15 for free.
The series features six films curated from the festival’s collections and centered on the theme of family.
Films include “
Walk Run Cha-Cha” by Laura Nix, about a real-life refugee love story between a couple separated by the Vietnam War who become ballroom dancers together 40 years later; “Like Mother, Like Daughter” by Kady Le, which follows a Vietnamese American trans woman who wears her first áo dài (a traditional Vietnamese silk dress) during Lunar New Year in hopes of convincing her immigrant mother that she is capable of being her daughter; and “Chez moi” by Phuong Mai Nguyen, an animated fantasy where a young boy wakes up to find an unexpected addition to the family as his mother takes on a giant bird-man as a lover.