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2002 Saigon, Vietnam, while her mother is expecting their second child, young Thi befriends club waitress Ngoc who has just moved into their family′s house as a tenant. As their friendship grows, she finds out that Ngoc is an undisclosed sex worker. Meanwhile, the story is silently observed by an art book featuring female nudes by Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka, stolen from a bookstore.
- Year2024
- Runtime20 minutes
- LanguageVietnamese
- CountryUnited States, Viet Nam
- DirectorHang Luong Nguyen
- ScreenwriterHang Luong Nguyen
- ProducerMai Ka Nguyen
- Executive ProducerMai Ka Nguyen, Nhi Bui, Hang Luong Nguyen
- Co-ProducerQuynh Anh Le, Raul Garcia Jr.
- CastJury Quynh Lam, Phuong Thao Ngo, Tran Minh Duc Hoang, Quang Tuan Ngo, Nhan Duc Huy Ngo
- CinematographerCarlos Estrada
- EditorMira Thu
- Production DesignAnh La
- ComposerYi-Chun Tsai
- Sound DesignThu Thuy Hoang, Korey Pereira, Matt Lennon
2002 Saigon, Vietnam, while her mother is expecting their second child, young Thi befriends club waitress Ngoc who has just moved into their family′s house as a tenant. As their friendship grows, she finds out that Ngoc is an undisclosed sex worker. Meanwhile, the story is silently observed by an art book featuring female nudes by Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka, stolen from a bookstore.
- Year2024
- Runtime20 minutes
- LanguageVietnamese
- CountryUnited States, Viet Nam
- DirectorHang Luong Nguyen
- ScreenwriterHang Luong Nguyen
- ProducerMai Ka Nguyen
- Executive ProducerMai Ka Nguyen, Nhi Bui, Hang Luong Nguyen
- Co-ProducerQuynh Anh Le, Raul Garcia Jr.
- CastJury Quynh Lam, Phuong Thao Ngo, Tran Minh Duc Hoang, Quang Tuan Ngo, Nhan Duc Huy Ngo
- CinematographerCarlos Estrada
- EditorMira Thu
- Production DesignAnh La
- ComposerYi-Chun Tsai
- Sound DesignThu Thuy Hoang, Korey Pereira, Matt Lennon