INTO THE VIOLET BELLY

directed by Thuy-Han Nguyen-Chi

Digital - Short - 20 min - Produced by Thuy-Han Nguyen-Chi - 2022.

Synopsis:

Interweaving family lore, mythology, science fiction, and digital abstraction, Thuy-Han Nguyen-Chi’s film follows the collaboration between the artist and her mother, Thuyen Hoa, who fled Vietnam after the end of the American War via a near-calamitous sea journey.

Festivals:

Awards :

Grand Jury award @ 25 FPS film festival, Zagreb, 2023.

Nominations :

CPH:DOX new vision award, 2023.
Blackstar FF Philadelphia best experimental film, 2023.
Singapore IFF best south east asian short, 2022.

Selections :

Reykjavík International Film Festival, shorts, 2023.
Hamburg International Short Film Festival, 2023.
Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, 2023.
New York Film Festival, Official Selection, 2022.