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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Program Schedule

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April 2-5 & 9-12, 2009

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