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How do you say “I love you” without actually saying it? "Love, Actualized" explores the many ways the Vietnamese diaspora – whether in front or behind the camera – express their love to one another, their home countries, or their own identities.
Accidents and Emergencies and Spit of You explore family tensions and the struggle to connect during times of family strife and loss, whether those divisions separate children and parents, siblings, or in-laws. From the Dreh’s Um film workshop, both Home is Where The Star Fruits Taste Sour and Motherland examine the search for identity and belonging across different generations and cultures – between Germany and Vietnam, grandparents and grandchild. Mike and Infinity! highlight the racial tensions between staying true to oneself and adapting to external pressures. Even love may not overcome all amid a new social environment or the specter of political challenges Each film in “Love, Actualized” provides a unique lens on how we express and confront our deepest connections and personal choices. Love makes the situations found in these films all the more bearable.
By Alena Nguyen
On the weekend of his grandmother's funeral, Vietnamese-Australian teenager Van Lê must find a way to break through the shell of his stern immigrant father to help them both process the loss. In a family where what is not said speaks volumes more than what is, Van is challenged to be vulnerable and discover whether the apple ever falls far from the tree.
- Year2024
- Runtime14:09
- LanguageEnglish, Vietnamese
- CountryAustralia
- DirectorTai Scott
- ScreenwriterTai Scott
- ProducerTai Scott, Jude Buxton
- CastChris Nguyen, David Le
How do you say “I love you” without actually saying it? "Love, Actualized" explores the many ways the Vietnamese diaspora – whether in front or behind the camera – express their love to one another, their home countries, or their own identities.
Accidents and Emergencies and Spit of You explore family tensions and the struggle to connect during times of family strife and loss, whether those divisions separate children and parents, siblings, or in-laws. From the Dreh’s Um film workshop, both Home is Where The Star Fruits Taste Sour and Motherland examine the search for identity and belonging across different generations and cultures – between Germany and Vietnam, grandparents and grandchild. Mike and Infinity! highlight the racial tensions between staying true to oneself and adapting to external pressures. Even love may not overcome all amid a new social environment or the specter of political challenges Each film in “Love, Actualized” provides a unique lens on how we express and confront our deepest connections and personal choices. Love makes the situations found in these films all the more bearable.
By Alena Nguyen
On the weekend of his grandmother's funeral, Vietnamese-Australian teenager Van Lê must find a way to break through the shell of his stern immigrant father to help them both process the loss. In a family where what is not said speaks volumes more than what is, Van is challenged to be vulnerable and discover whether the apple ever falls far from the tree.
- Year2024
- Runtime14:09
- LanguageEnglish, Vietnamese
- CountryAustralia
- DirectorTai Scott
- ScreenwriterTai Scott
- ProducerTai Scott, Jude Buxton
- CastChris Nguyen, David Le