Timothy Linh Bui

In 1997, Timothy returned to his birthplace of Vietnam and co-produced THREE SEASONS, starring Harvey Keitel. A triple award winner at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. It is the first film to win both the Grand Jury and the Audience Award in festival history as well as the Cinematography Award. In 2000, Bui made his directorial debut with GREEN DRAGON starring Patrick Swayze and Forest Whitaker, who also served as executive producer. The film made its world premiere at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival in Dramatic Competition. It is the recipient of the 2001 Humanitas Prize Award, and the 2001 Austin Film Festival Audience Award. It was theatrically released in 2002. In 2004, he produced INSIDE OUT, starring Kate Walsh, Eriq La Salle, Steven Webber and Russell Wong. Anchor Bay Entertainment released the film in 2006. In 2008, Bui executive produced OWL AND THE SPARROW, an award winning film shot in Vietnam and distributed by Wave Releasing, a distribution company Bui co-founded with fellow filmmakers, Ham Tran and Stephane Gauger. In 2009 he has completed his second feature as director and producer, POWDER BLUE, a character-driven drama starring academy award winner Forest Whitaker, Jessica Biel, and Ray Liotta and is being distributed by Image Entertainment.

Blindness Series

Blindness Series: Kore

17 min / 1994
Tran T. Kim Trang / USA
Kore is a project which investigates the conjunction of sexuality
with 1) the eye as purveyor of desire; 2) the sexual fear and fantasy
of blindness and the blindfold; and 3) women and AIDS. Can the
blindfold embody a touch-based pleasure associated with female
sexuality, in contrast with a vision-based pleasure assigned to
male sexuality? Can the choice to not-see facilitate ecstasy for the
subject? How do fear and fantasy contrast with the reality of vision
loss in the advanced stages of AIDS?

BLINDNESS SERIES: Operculum

14 min / 1993
Tran T. Kim Trang / USA
This experimental documentary juxtaposes footage from visits with seven
cosmetic surgeons specializing in blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) within the
Beverly Hills/West Hollywood area with text describing a 1950’s lobotomy
procedure to treat hysterical patients. This juxtaposition comments on
cosmetic surgery as a ‘desperate cure’. Blepharoplasty on Asian women
is regarded as a self-effacing fantasy of attaining the standard of beauty,
a standard that demands conformity to the norm. The artist poses as a
potential patient in consultation with the seven cosmetic surgeons.

April 12 - Closing

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SUNDAY, April 12th CLOSING DAY @ UC Irvine

12:00pm - 2:00pm - Set 22: The Moon At the Bottom of the Well (Room HIB 100)

Feature: The Moon At the Bottom of the Well (TRĂNG NƠI ĐÁY GIẾNG) - Nguyen Vinh Son / Vietnam / 2008 / 84 min

2:00pm - 2:30pm - Q&A

12:00pm - 1:30pm - Set 23: The Art Beats in Vietnam (repeat) (Room HIB 110)

The Art Beats in Vietnam (repeat)

• A Child Has Seen a Fire (Đứa Bé Nhìn Thấy Lửa) - Tran Ly Tri Tan / Vietnam / 2008 / 17 min
• Saigon Heat - Danny Do & Andy Vu / Vietnam / 2007 / 18 min
• Vietnam Overtures - Stephane Gauger / Vietnam/ 2008 / 60 min

1:30pm - 2:00pm - Q&A

3:00pm - 5:00pm - Panel Discussion: Reel to Real: International Networks (Room HIB 100) - Panelists to be announced

CLOSING NIGHT

6:00pm - 7:00pm - Awards Ceremony

7:00pm - 8:20pm - ALL ABOUT DAD - Mark Tran / USA / 2008 / 80 min

8:20pm - 9:00pm - Q&A

9:00pm - 12:30pm - Closing Night Gala @ Cross Cultural Center (UC Irvine)

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April 11

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SATURDAY, April 11th SPOTLIGHT AWARD NIGHT @ UC Irvine

12:00pm - 1:45pm - Set 17: Odd Coupling (Room HIB 100)

Odd Coupling

• Noah & Amy - Kel-Ann Hsieh, Kevin Cao / USA / 2008 / 3 min
• You’ve Got Male - Christopher Nguyen, Nadine Truong, Ryan Kim / USA / 2007 / 5 min
• R & R - Vu Trung Hoa / USA / 2009 / 18 min
• Four Letter Word - Bobby Vu / USA / 2008 / 35 min
• Anniversary - Huy Quang Vu / USA / 2008 / 16 min
• Vincent* - Elodie Ly Tri / France / 2007 / 16 min
• Dragon of Love - Doan La / USA / 2003 / 10 min

1:45pm - 2:00pm - Q&A

12:00pm - 1:30pm - Set 18: Redemption (repeat) (Room HIB 110)

Redemption

• In The Dark - Nadine Truong / USA / 2008 / 24 min
• Fortunate Son - Sydney Quashie , Rollin Herold / USA / 2004 / 15 min
• Down in Number 5 - Kim Spurlock / USA / 2005 / 18 min
• 7500 Miles to Redemption - Emiko Omori / USA / 2007 / 30 min

1:30pm - 2:00pm - Q&A

3:00pm - 4:15pm - Set 19: A Village Called Versailles (Room HIB 100)

Feature: A Village Called Versailles - S. Leo Chiang / USA / 2009 / 75 min - Sneak Preview (Room HIB 100)

4:15pm - 5:30pm - Panel Discussion: Rebuilding the Community Post-Katrina (Panelists to be announced)

3:00pm - 4:35pm - Set 20: Life Goes On (Room HIB 110)

Life Goes On

• Prelude, Hereafter - Kevin Ta / USA / 2008 / 6 min
• Life Out of a Stone (Đội Đá Vá Đời) - Ho Thanh Tuan / Vietnam / 2008 / 19 min
• Rims of Wheels (Những Vòng Xe) - Le Hoai Vu / Vietnam / 2008 / 29 min
• Green Meadow (Thảo Nguyên Xanh Tươi) - Phan Y Ly / Vietnam / 2007 / 40 min

4:35pm - 5:00pm - Q&A

6:00pm - 10:00pm - Set 21: SPOTLIGHT ON DUSTIN NGUYEN (Room HIB 100)

6:00pm - 7:00pm - Wine reception hosted by Wells Fargo

7:00pm - 7:30pm - Spotlight Award Presentation

7:30pm - 9:25pm - Spotlight Film - LITTLE FISH*- Rowan Woods / 114 min / 2006 / Australia

9:25pm - 9:45pm - Q&A

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April 10

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FRIDAY, April 10th SENIOR CITIZENS DAY @ Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Hosted by Union Bank (Open to all, but FREE for anyone 65+ years old with I.D.)

11:00am - 12:50pm - Set 14: Beyond the Borders of War

Beyond the Borders of War

• Not in My Backyard - Lisa Nguyen / USA / 2008 / 5 min
• A Reunion of Soldiers - Tam Le / USA / 2005 / 30 min
• Anh Dao - Lam Thanh Ngoc / Vietnam / 2002 / 16 min
• The Left Eye of God: Caodaism Travels from Vietnam to California - Susan Hoskins / USA / 2008 / 58 min

12:50pm - 1:10pm - Q&A

1:30pm - 2:40pm - Set 14B: Additional Set

Additional Set

• Bookie* - Tran Quoc Bao / USA / 2007 / 18 min
• Love Man Love Woman - Nguyen Trinh Thi / Vietnam / 2007 / 52 min

4:00pm - 5:45pm - Set 15: It’s An Immigrant Life

It’s An Immigrant Life

• Meet Friends, Swap Childhood - Tony Toka / USA / 2008 / 6 min
• Người Rơm - Le Hai / UK / 2008 / 7 min
• A Summer Rain - Ela Thier / USA / 2008 / 17 min
• Delivery Day - Jane Manning / Australia / 2001 / 26 min
• Daddy Tran: A Life in 3-D - Siu Ta / Canada / 2008 / 47 min

5:45pm - 6:15pm - Q&A

7:30pm - 9:00pm - Set 16: The Hot Kiss

Feature: The Hot Kiss (NỤ HÔN THẦN CHẾT) - Nguyen Quang Dung / 93 min / 2007 / Vietnam

9:00pm - 9:30pm - Q&A

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April 9

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Thursday, April 9th ViFF @ UC Los Angeles

4:00pm - 5:40pm - Set 12: Day of the Bruins (Ackerman 2nd Floor)

Sponsor by UCLA, FREE for all

Day of the Bruins

• Cuội and the Banyan Tree - Ta Thanh Hai / Vietnam, Philippines / 2008 / 6 min
• This Will All Make Perfect Sense Someday - Long-Cuu Phan / USA/ 2008 / 14 min
• A Simple Relationship - Alex Van / USA / 2008 / 15 min
• Parallel Adele - Adele Pham / USA / 2008 / 16 min
• A Summer Rain - Ela Thier / USA / 2008 / 17 min
• Life Out of a Stone (Đội Đá Vá Đời) - Ho Thanh Tuan / Vietnam / 2008 / 19 min
• Delivery Day - Jane Manning / Australia / 2001 / 26 min

5:40pm - 6:10pm - Q&A

7:30pm - 9:10pm - Set 13: When Autumn Sunlight Comes (Moore 100)

Feature: When Autumn Sunlight Comes* (KHI NẮNG THU VỀ) - Bui Trung Hai / Vietnam / 2007 / 97 min

9:10pm - 9:40pm - Q&A

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April 5

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SUNDAY, April 5th ViFF @ UC Irvine

12:00pm - 1:20pm - Set 8: Family Ties (Room HIB 100)

Family Ties

• Days on the Shore - Alfred Nguyen / Denmark / 2008 / 8 min
• Parallel Adele - Adele Pham / USA / 2008 / 16 min
• Oh, Saigon - Doan Hoang / USA, Vietnam, UK / 2007 / 57 min

1:20pm - 1:50pm - Q&A

12:00pm - 1:20pm - Set 9: Behind the Seen (Room HIB 110)

Behind the Seen

• Blindness Series* - Tran T. Kim Trang / USA / 2006 / 20 min
• Never Perfect - Regina Park / USA / 2007 / 65 min

3:00pm - 4:30pm - Panel Discussion: Crossing Boundaries: Female Filmmakers and Questions of Genre and Gender (panelists to be announced) - Room HIB 100

4:30pm - 6:10pm - Set 10: Betting on Life (Room HIB 100)

Betting on Life

• It’s Also a Life - Nguyen Dinh Thang / USA / 2008 / 12 min
• Match Made - Mirabelle Ang / USA, Singapore / 2006 / 48 min
• The Love Market - Shalom Almond / Australia / 2008 / 52 min

6:10pm - 6:40pm - Q&A

7:00pm - 8:25pm - Set 11: The Finished People (Room HIB 100)

• A Touch of Life - Tuan Nguyen / USA / 2007 / 3 min
• Feature: The Finished People - Khoa Do / Australia / 2003 / 80 min

8:25pm - 8:55pm - Q&A

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April 4

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SATURDAY, April 4th ViFF @ UC Irvine

12:00pm - 1:45pm - Set 4: Love is the Sixth Sense (Room HIB 100)

Love is the Sixth Sense

• This Will All Make Perfect Sense Someday - Long-Cuu Phan / USA / 2008 / 14 min
• Anniversary - Huy Quang Vu / USA / 2008 / 16 min
• Prelude, Hereafter - Kevin Ta / USA / 2008 / 6 min
• Anh Dao - Lam Thanh Ngoc / Vietnam / 2002 / 16 min
• Love Man Love Woman - Nguyen Trinh Thi / Vietnam / 2007 / 52 min

1:45pm - 2:15pm - Q&A

12:00pm - 1:30pm - Set 5: The Art Beats in Vietnam (Room HIB 110)

The Art Beats in Vietnam

• A Child Has Seen a Fire (Đứa Bé Nhìn Thấy Lửa) - Tran Ly Tri Tan / Vietnam / 2008 / 17 min
• Saigon Heat - Danny Do & Andy Vu / Vietnam / 2007 / 18 min
• Vietnam Overtures - Stephane Gauger / Vietnam / 2008 / 60 min

1:30pm - 2:00pm - Q&A

3:00pm - 4:15pm - Set 6: Lost Souls of the City (Room HIB 100)

Lost Souls of the City

• Cutting - Tran Ly Tri Tan / Vietnam / 2008 / 7 min
• Shades of Gray* - Maxx Lee / USA / 2007 / 3 min
• Blood Debts* - Roland Nguyen / USA / 2007 / 14 min
• Vincent* - Elodie Ly Tri / France / 2007 / 16 min
• The Hitchhiker Project* - Cuong Ngo / Canada / 2008 / 15 min
• Bookie* - Tran Quoc Bao / USA / 2007 / 18 min

4:15pm - 4:45pm - Q&A

6:00pm - 9:30pm - Set 7: Sad Fish (Room HIB 100)

Feature: Sad Fish* - Le-Van Kiet / USA / 2009 / 90 min - World Premiere!

5:00pm - 7:00pm - Wine Reception hosted by UC Irvine’s Vietnamese American Community Ambassadors (VACA)

7:30pm - 9:00pm - Screening of SAD FISH

9:00pm - 9:30pm - Q&A

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April 3

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FRIDAY, April 3rd HIGH SCHOOL DAY @ Bowers Museum

Hosted by State Farm

11am - 12:15pm - Set 1: Fables & Fantasies & It’s a Secret!

Fables & Fantasies

• Oh, Mommy! - Jenni Trang Le / USA / 2007 / 5 min (View film)
• Cuội and the Banyan Tree - Ta Thanh Hai / Vietnam, Philippines / 2008 / 6 min
• Tiếng Chó Tru K3FSP - Charlie Nguyen / Vietnam / 2008 / 7 min
• Skate Free - Tony Toka / USA / 2007 / 3 min

It’s a Secret!

• A Film in a Minute - Roland Nguyen / USA / 2008 / 1 min
• Secret Chinese Secret - Viet Nguyen / USA / 2008 / 6 min
• ?Aldow! - Ngoc Ho, Aaron Tao, Winston Tao, Zack Spradling / USA / 2008 / 13 min
• Unco Same, Unco Chin - Danny Do / USA / 2008 / 10 min
• Delire - Nguyen Dinh Nhan / France / 1968 / 19 min
• Go to Kenny - David Ngo / USA / 2008 / 7 min

12:15pm - 12:30pm - Q&A

4:00pm - 5:30pm - Set 2: Redemption

Redemption

• In The Dark - Nadine Truong / USA / 2008 / 24 min
• Fortunate Son - Sydney Quashie, Rollin Herold / USA / 2004 / 15 min
• Down in Number 5 - Kim Spurlock / USA / 2005 / 18 min
• 7500 Miles to Redemption - Emiko Omori / USA / 2007 / 30 min

5:30pm - 6:00pm - Q&A

7:30pm - 9:00pm - Set 3: Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam

Feature: Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam - Tammy Nguyen Lee / USA / 2009 / 75 min - World Premiere!

9:00pm - 9:30pm - Q&A

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April 2 - Opening

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THURSDAY, April 2nd OPENING NIGHT @ Edwards University 6 Theaters, Irvine

6:00pm - 6:45pm - Guest arrival

6:45pm - 7:30pm - Opening remarks

7:30pm - 9:00pm - Footy Legends, Khoa Do / Australia / 2006 / 89 min (view trailer)

9:00pm - 9:30pm - Q&A

9:30pm - 1:00am - Opening gala @ Chakra Restaurant

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