Festival Dates – April 14-17, 2016
All screenings take place at AMC 30 Orange (The Outlets at Orange)
Buy a VIP Pass for all-access to screenings and events: $150
THURSDAY, APRIL 14
6:00pm - 7:30pm
General Audience Arrival
7:00pm - 7:30pm
Doors Open/Red Carpet Event
7:30pm - 8:00pm
Opening Remarks
8:00pm - 9:50 pm
9:50pm - 10:10pm
Q&A
10:15pm - 12:30am
FRIDAY, APRIL 15
11:00am - 12:30pm
SET 2: I WILL SURVIVE
High School Day (Students with ID get in for FREE)
Factory
Duong Nguyen / Vietnam / 2015 / 4 min
The Heart’s Scar
Thuy Le Do / Vietnam / 2016 / 35 min
My Home (Chez Moi)
Phuong Mai Nguyen / France/ 2014 / 12 min
Who’s Still Alive, Hand Up! (Ai Còn Sống, Giơ Tay Lên!)
Nguyen Hoang Điep / Vietnam/ 2015 / 13 min
Honoring Life: The Work of Trinh Mai
David Fokos / USA / 2015 / 25 min
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Q&A
2:00pm - 3:50pm
SET 3: KUNG FU PHO
Senior Day (Seniors Age 60+ get in for FREE)
Hoi An
Giang Hoang / Vietnam / 2015 / 15 min
Kung Fu Pho (Kung Fu Phở)
Nguyen Quoc Duy / Vietnam / 2015 / 95 min
3:50pm - 4:20pm
Q&A
7:30pm - 9:10pm
SET 4: CRUSH THE SKULL
The Grim Reaper’s Daughter
Robert Mai / USA / 2015 / 13 min
Crush the Skull
Viet Nguyen / USA / 2015 / 83 min
9:10pm - 9:40pm
Q&A
SATURDAY, APRIL 16
11:00am - 1:00pm:
SET 5: THAO’S LIBRARY
Simple Things (Những Điều Bình Dị)
Uong Ngoc Tien / Vietnam / 2015 / 26 min
Thao’s Library
Elizabeth Van Meter / Vietnam, USA / 2015 / 88 min
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Q&A
1:00pm - 2:00pm
INSTAFAME: HOW YOUTH ARE USING DIGITAL MEDIA TO CHANGE THE GAME (Special Panel)
Free admission and open to public
2:00pm - 3:00pm
INDUSTRY RECEPTION
Free admission and open to public
2:00pm - 4:05pm
SET 6: NEVER FORGET
Fresh Snow
Danh Minh Dao / Norway / 2015 / 30 min
Never Forget
Jon Bling / Australia / 2016 / 95 min
4:05pm - 4:35pm
Q&A
3:00pm - 4:30pm
SET 7: YOUTH IN MOTION
Special FREE screening to the public
Films to be announced
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Q&A
5:00pm - 7:00pm
SET 8: ZODIAC 12: 5 STEPS OF LOVE
The Kiss
Stephane Gauger / France / 2015 / 13 min
Zodiac 12: 5 Steps of Love (12 Chòm Sao: Vẽ Đường Cho Yêu Chạy)
Vu Ngooc Phuong / Vietnam / 2015 / 98 min
7:00pm - 7:30pm
Q&A
7:30pm - 9:30pm
SET 9: YELLOW FLOWERS ON THE GREEN GRASS
Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass (Tôi Thấy Hoa Vàng Trên Cỏ Xanh)
Victor Vu / Vietnam / 2015 / 111 min
9:30pm - 10:00pm
Q&A
SUNDAY, APRIL 17
11:00am - 1:00pm
SET 10: FINDING PHONG (SPOTLIGHT FILM)
We Are Coming Home (Nhà Đối Diện)
Le My Cuong / Vietnam / 2015 / 19 min
Finding Phong
Tran Phuong Thao, Swann Dubus / Vietnam / 2015 / 92 min
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Q&A (Special Panel on the Vietnamese LGBTQ Community)
1:00pm - 2:00pm
POP-UP NAIL SHOP SPONSORED BY ADVANCED BEAUTY COLLEGE
Free and open to the public
2:00pm - 3:20pm
SET 11: PAINTED NAILS
I Can’t Be Your Superman
Maegan Houang / USA/ 2016 / 4 min
#NailedIt:Vietnamese & the Nail Industry, long story short
Adele Pham / USA / 2016 / 15 min
Painted Nails
Dianne Griffin, Erica Jordan / USA / 2015 / 57 min
3:20pm - 4:30pm
Q&A (Special Panel on The Safety of Nail Salon Workers)
5:00pm - 6:45pm
SET 12: BIG FATHER, SMALL FATHER AND OTHER STORIES
Big Father, Small Father and Other Stories (Cha Và Con Và..)
Di Phan Dang / Vietnam, France, Germany, Netherlands / 2015 /102 min
6:45pm - 7:00pm
Q&A
7:20pm - 9:30pm
SET 13: SWEET TWENTY (CLOSING NIGHT)
Sweet Twenty (Em Là Bà Nội Của Anh)
Phan Gia Nhat Linh / Vietnam / 2015 / 127 min
9:30pm - 10:00pm
Q&A and Audience Choice Award Announcement
