Winner
SF Museum of Modern Art - Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art
Film as Art Award
AsianWomenDirectorsPublic Beta
Surname Viêt Given Name Nam
Directed by Trinh T. Minh-ha (Trịnh Thị Minh Hà)
1989•108 min
- Genre
- Experimental
- Topic
- Creativity
- Mood
- Bold
- Language
- VietnameseEnglish
Synopsis
The film evolves around questions of identity, popular memory and culture. While focusing on aspects of Vietnamese reality as seen through the lives and history of women resistance in Vietnam and in the U.S, it raises questions on the politics of interviewing and documenting.
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Selected Awards
Winner
American Film and Video Festival
Blue Ribbon Award
Winner
Bombay International Film Festival
Merit Award
Main Cast
THTran Thi HeinSelf
NNNgo Kim NhuySelf
KLKhien LaiSelf
TYTran Tai Bich YenSelf
LTLan TrinhSelf
SWSue WhitfieldSelf
Director
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