Discoveries from Vietnam World Cinema

Upon returning to homeland, a young woman encounters a past that leads her back to the place she once was familiar with, forcing her to confront the emotional turbulence she has buried all these years.

The interactive documentary tells the story of Quoc Viet, a Vietnamese boy who has been living and studying in America for a year. The ups and downs in a foreign land have turned a cheerful, innocent person into a withdrawn and lonely person. But it is the "comma" in his life.

The hostel is very noisy, Cuong has crawled into a house that his boss is selling, to sleep over. Unknowingly, Cuong discovered and surreptitiously observed Tan, Huong, Dung and countless others who were also hiding and doing something in the house. But he also did not expect that he was being observed.

The Tale of Tran Thanh Duong takes place in a binary world where men are fish, and women are shrimp. The film prompts a conversation about the duality of identities: Which body of water carries ones that aren’t fish or shrimp?

A girl works as a tutor for a young couple's son. She becomes friends with the wife and they explore the gentle moments in the hustle and bustle of modern urban life.

A film about rural women from Nam Dinh province who live and work in Hanoi making a living by collecting old items to resell.

Several families living on an island in the Mékong Delta have chosen to develop a tourist area built on a community-based model. Each person has their role to play in making a success of the project by acquiring new skills. But this success stirs up envy.

The Vietnamese State has decided to modernise and to establish vast tourist complexes along the entire coastal zone of the agricultural region of Quang Nam, forcing peasants off their lands. The film recounts the reactions of the inhabitants, many of whom participated in the liberation struggle for the independence of Vietnam.

Tuan - a handsome student who moved to the US to live with his youngest uncle. Here Tuan had a "clash" with the beautiful Julie. What else will the two of them go through?

Stories of the Trung sisters, military leaders and national heroines of Vietnam.

In post-war Saigon, the son of a prominent police officer befriends a young woman he met in a vehicle accident. But beneath his new girlfriend's irresistible charm and striking beauty lies a menacing secret.

Lonely at old age, Định seeks solace in the companionship of a colleague who then moves in to live with him. Wary of an imminent marriage that will interfere with their inheritance, Định’s children scheme to break up his new relationship.

While awaiting the return of her husband from the war, a woman is brutally raped and becomes pregnant. Inconsolable, she grows increasingly tormented.

Linh, an art student, moves to a new house where she encounters a ghost. She helps him to uncover the mysterious cause of his death realizing what’s important in her life.

The first air combat of Vietnam People’s Air force on April 4, 1965 in Ham Rong.

A short film that examines the history and legacy of the My Lai massacre, an incident of the Vietnam War in which hundreds of Vietnamese civilians were massacred by U.S. Army soldiers.

A young adult Vietnamese immigrant, currently serving time in prison for armed robbery, recounts his evolution from a 13 year old immigrant to a life of crime. He relates his immigration from a Vietnamese refugee camp to California, his entry into American schools, his subsequent involvement with Asia American gangs followed by criminal activity and prison.

a film by Ta Minh Duc

A poetic glimpse of life in Vietnam War

A soldier (Hien) survives the war and comes back to live with his brother's family (Tien). He can't seem to adjust to civilian life after the war and feels increasingly alienated from other people, whom he finds calculating, selfish and materialistic.

Ninh is a mechanic that installs decibel meters in public spaces. Sound levels rise in his work and life, becoming a warning for matters of the heart.

In Bình Thuận, a South Central coastal province in Vietnam, a former Republic soldier turned farmer went into clearing landmines for over ten years, reclaiming the soil for himself and others, generating also controversies around the legitimacy and safety of his practice.

A Cải lương adaptation of Hồ Biểu Chánh’s novel, Ngọn Cỏ Gió Đùa. It is a retelling of Victor Hugo’s classic, Les Misérables set in feudal Vietnam during the Nguyễn dynasty.

An animated adaptation of Aesop's The Tortoise and the Hare, transposed to rural Vietnam.

Lan dreams of having a lotus flower but American planes are spraying chemicals across her homeland.

Sơn applies to clerk for a director at a research institute but is instead assigned to spy on Linh, the director's beloved daughter. Offered a generous sum of salary while still struggling a secure a job, the young man happily undertakes the peculiar duty with great prudence, much to Linh's chagrin.

After 15 years together, Hoang and Minh goes back to their religious countryside hometown to get married. The gay wedding is celebrated by families and friends, but in the eyes of the law, their children still only have one dad.

In recurring dreams, between the boundary of life and death, memory and present. The boy sees clouds in the hospital and tries to reach his lover.

Chronicles a Cambodian Australian kink educator's journey of healing through Shibari, exploring safe spaces and mindful approaches to transformation.

Saigon and its endless movements: rain, faces, motorbikes; people working, resting, and dreaming.

Another film from the "77+33" cinematic universe. With only 2 minutes length, the short film was able to cover all hidden aspects of contemporary society where class discrimination and corruption.

Documentary about the Củ Chi district during the Vietnam War..

Nhi, a student at the film school, expresses her doubts and wonders about her future, during the last days of preparation for her graduation shoot. Produced by Ateliers Varan Vietnam.

Basically a amateurish montage made by a film-loving guy with no experience whatsoever.

The gay short film "Perfect Plan" tells the story of Nguyen and Khang, a loving couple living together in a boarding house with very sincere and happy feelings. One day, Khang's mother came up from the West to visit her son's place. Both were extremely confused because they were afraid that Khang's mother would know everything when she saw their " lair". After thinking, Khang and Nguyen decided to take this opportunity to plan for Nguyen to conquer Khang's mother and convince her to accept their love story. Both were very well prepared and careful. Will their plan succeed? Will the sincere feelings between Nguyen and Khang shake the mother's heart? Everything will be opened with an extremely unexpected and emotional ending, where motherhood is a precious and sacred feeling built from the mother's respect, insight, and sophistication.

The story about a group of people struggling to expand agricultural land in North Vietnam.

Long, a dedicated soldier struggles with malaria while interacting with a variety of soldiers and civilians.

A South Vietnamese soldier deserts the army and comes back to find his girlfriend, only to find out she has moved to Saigon. Dejected, he leaves to seek hiding in Da Lat, where he befriends an amateur singer with a special voice.

Giau was forbidden by her mother to pursue a singing career, so she called on his grandmother's spirit to advise her.