Christine Tran, Author at VAALA Presents Viet Film Fest

Festival News

Viet Film Fest 2023 Celebrates its 20th Year Anniversary

Call for Submissions begin early as Viet Film Fest organizers prepare for its 20th anniversary January 4, 2023 — Orange County, CA — The Vietnamese Arts and Letters Association (VAALA) is proud to announce that Viet Film Fest will return September 30 through October 15, 2023 for its 20th year Read more…

By Christine Tran, 3 yearsJanuary 14, 2023 ago

Documentary

An interview with Ha Le Diem, Director of Children of the Mist

The 13th edition of Viet Film Fest 2022 continues with breathtaking documentaries that portray contemporary issues relating to the larger Southeast Asian community. Set in the North of Vietnam, Children of the Mist is a film about the holy time of childhood and its disappearance. We spoke with director, Ha Read more…

By Christine Tran, 4 yearsOctober 4, 2022 ago

Viet Film Fest

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Our exclusive Filmmakers' Q&A for the “Ethe(real) ” Short Film Sets is now LIVE on YouTube! 🎥✨🔗 youtu.be/FoM-owmikz0“This short film set explores how the “real” is woven into the ethereal, celebrating the phantasmatic nature of Vietnamese storytelling. The supernatural and spiritual have long served as spaces for divining deep truths – insights the everyday often overlooks. Together, these films excite, unsettle, and tap into the magic of imagination — reminding us that through these immersive portals, we often fall inward and return, quietly and wholly, to the core of who we are"🎥 The film was featured at #VietFilmFest2025, where over two inspiring weeks (October 4–19), audiences from around the world came together—virtually and in person at The Frida Cinema in Downtown Santa Ana (October 10–12)—to honor the vision and artistry of Vietnamese filmmakers.Edited by Vivian Tran ... See MoreSee Less

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Our exclusive Filmmakers' Q&A for the “A Place at the Table” Short Film Sets is now LIVE on YouTube! 🎥✨🔗 youtu.be/6IdI_uOezUc“This flavorful set explores the intricate relationships between food, memory, and identity. Through diverse storytelling techniques – documentary, animation, and poetic realism – each film reveals how culinary practices serve as acts of survival, connection, and self-definition. Together, these films celebrate food as a portal to heritage, healing, and (re)connection. "🎥 The film was featured at #VietFilmFest2025, where over two inspiring weeks (October 4–19), audiences from around the world came together—virtually and in person at The Frida Cinema in Downtown Santa Ana (October 10–12)—to honor the vision and artistry of Vietnamese filmmakers.Edited by Vivian Tran @vtran309 ... See MoreSee Less

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