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    • Who’s Still Alive, Hand Up! (Ai Còn Sống, Giơ Tay Lên!)
    • Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass (Tôi Thấy Hoa Vàng Trên Cỏ Xanh)
    • Zodiac 12: 5 Steps of Love (12 Chòm Sao: Vẽ Đường Cho Yêu Chạy)
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Festival News

We Did It! Viet Film Fest reaches its fundraising goal of $5,000 for the #voiceslikemine campaign!

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Thank you to the following people for making the campaign a success: Damon Dang Hung Nguyen Ysa Le Lan Cao Yvonne Tran Ngoc Le Victoria Dang Gerald Herman Helena Tran Johnny Walcutt Kim-Anh Le Kory Ngo Nghiem Minh Nguyen Vo Hoabinh Le-Munzer Kim Anh Bui Thao Ha Duc Nguyen Tony Nguyen Giana Nguyen Thien Do…

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Thank You To Our Sponsors

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Interview with Elizabeth Van Meter, Director Thao’s Library

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1. How did you introduce the idea of making a film to Thao and her family? Tell us about their reaction and the process of building trust with them. My relationship with Thao started as a friendship. I first saw her photograph and knew I had to meet her no matter what. The film was…

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Interview with Hang Trinh (Producer of Kung Fu Pho and Zodiac 12)

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Interview by Dennis Le Zodiac 12 What gave you the idea of making a movie based off the zodiac signs? The original idea was about blood types and we were interested in the idea that your blood type will show what type of people you are. And with the treatment, Kimmie Vu, the first-time screenplay…

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Interview with The Heart’s Scar Filmmaker, Thuy Le Do

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Interview by JN 1. Tell us how you met Tinh and her family. What was their response when you approached them about making a film about their lives? Xin cho chúng tôi biết: chị gặp Tình và gia đình Tình như thế nào? Khi chị yêu cầu kể câu chuyện của họ, sự phản ứng…

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Interview with Danh Minh Dao, Filmmaker of Fresh Snow

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1) The Vietnamese community in Norway is smaller than other communities in the Vietnamese diaspora, and Norway has been very ethnically homogenous until the past few decades. How did your experience growing up there shape your perspective as a filmmaker? Being born and growing up in Norway did shape my perspective as a filmmaker. Most…

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Interview with Bitcoin Heist Producer and Star

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Interview with Suboi, Lead Actress of Bitcoin Heist 1. “Bitcoin Heist” is the first major cinematic action thriller set in modern Viet Nam. Can you tell me how this film differs from other Vietnamese films that you have worked on? First I would like to look at Bitcoin as a movie fan and it’s obviously…

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Interview with Painted Nails Filmmakers, Dianne Griffin, Erica Jordan, and Nhung Pham

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1. What about Vietnamese-run nail salons inspired you to make a film centered around one? Co-producers Dianne and Erica were initially fascinated by the proliferation of San Francisco nail salons, the Vietnamese women who work in them, and this affordable luxury so many women desired. When they entered the nail salons with translator and Associate…

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Viet Film Fest 2016

April 14-17, 2016
AMC Orange 30
at The Outlets at Orange
20 City Blvd West Suite E
Orange, CA 92868-3130


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Viet Film Fest 2016

April 14-17, 2016

at AMC Orange 30 (inside The Outlets at Orange)

20 City Blvd West Suite E Orange, CA 92868-3130


We are proud to be a central platform for the voices of Vietnamese filmmakers and stories about the Vietnamese people. Viet Film Fest welcomes your support in our collaborative project to use cinema as a tool for spotlighting our diversity of voices.

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