Vietnamese International Film Festival (ViFF)

Entry for March 13, 2009
Rât vui vì trong danh sach nay co may nguoi wen, chi buon la dip nay khg wa ben do duoc. Vietnamese International Film Festival (ViFF)
April 2-5 & 9-12, 2009
THURSDAY, April 2nd OPENING NIGHT @ Edwards University 6 Theaters, Irvine
6:00pm - 6:45pm Guest arrival
6:45pm - 7:30pm Opening remarks
7:30pm - 9:00pm FOOTY LEGENDS
. Khoa Do / Australia / 2006 / 89 min
9:00pm - 9:30pm Q&A
9:30pm - 1:00am Opening gala @ Chakra Restaurant

FRIDAY, April 3rd HIGH SCHOOL DAY @ Bowers Museum, Santa Ana
(Open to all, but FREE for high school students with I.D.)
Hosted by State Farm

11am - 12:15pm Set 1: Fables & Fantasies & It’s a Secret!

Fables & Fantasies
Oh, Mommy! Jenni Trang Le / USA / 2007 / 5 min
Cuội and the Banyan Tree Ta Thanh Hai / Vietnam, Philippines / 2008 / 6 min
Tiếng Chó Tru K3FSP, Charlie Nguyen / Vietnam / 2008 / 7 min
Skate Free Tony Toka / USA / 2007 / 3 min
It’s a Secret! A Film in a Minute Roland Nguyen / USA / 2008 / 1 min
Secret Chinese Secret Viet Nguyen / USA / 2008 / 6 min
?Aldow ! Ngoc Ho, Aaron Tao, Winston Tao, Zack Spradling / USA /
2008 / 13 min
Unco Same, Unco Chin Danny Do / USA / 2008 / 10 min
Delire Nguyen Dinh Nhan / France / 1968 / 19 min
Go to Kenny David Ngo / USA / 2008 / 7 min

12:15pm - 12:30pm Q&A

4:00pm - 5:30pm Set 2: Redemption
Mine Nadine Truong / USA / 2008 / 24 min
Fortunate Son Sydney Quashie, Rollin Herold / USA / 2004 / 15 min
Down in Number 5 Kim Spurlock / USA / 2005 / 18 min
7500 Miles to Redemption Emiko Omori / USA / 2007 / 30 min

5:30pm - 6:00pm Q&A

7:30pm - 9:00pm Set 3: OPERATION BABYLIFT: THE LOST CHILDREN OF VIETNAM
Tammy Nguyen Lee / USA / 2009 / 88 min
9:00pm - 9:30pm Q&A

SATURDAY, April 4th ViFF @ UC Irvine

12:00pm - 1:45pm Set 4: Love is the Sixth Sense
Room HIB 100 This Will All Make Perfect Sense Someday
Long-Cuu Phan / USA / 2008 / 14 min
Anniversary Huy Quang Vu / USA / 2008 / 16 min
Prelude, Hereafter Kevin Ta / USA / 2008 / 6 min
Anh Dao Lam Thanh Ngoc / Vietnam / 2002 / 16 min
Love Man, Love Woman Nguyen Trinh Thi / Vietnam / 2007 / 52 min

1:45pm - 2:15pm Q&A

12:00pm - 1:30pm Set 5: The Art Beats in Vietnam
Room HIB 110
A Child Has Seen a Fire (Đứa Bé Nhìn Thấy Lửa)
Tran Ly Tri Tan / Vietnam / 2008 / 17 min
Saigon Heat Danny Do / Vietnam / 2007 / 18 min
Vietnam Overtures Stephane Gauger / Vietnam / 2008 / 60 min

1:30pm - 2:00pm Q&A

3:00pm - 4:15pm Set 6: Lost Souls of the City
Room HIB 100
Cutting Tran Ly Tri Tan / Vietnam / 2008 / 7 min
Shades of Gray Maxx Lee / USA / 2007 / 3 min
Blood Debts Roland Nguyen / USA / 2007 / 14 min
Vincent Elodie Ly Tri / France / 2007 / 16 min
The Hitchhiker Project Cuong Ngo / Canada / 2008 / 15 min
Bookie Tran Quoc Bao / USA / 2007 / 18 min

4:15pm - 4:45pm Q&A

3:00pm - 4:20pm Set 7: THE FINISHED PEOPLE
Room HIB 110 Khoa Do / Australia / 2003 / 80 min

4:20pm - 4:50pm Q&A

6:00pm - 9:30pm Set 8: THE LAST DAY
Room HIB 100 Le-Van Kiet / USA / 2009 / 90 min - world premiere

6:00pm - 7:30pm Wine Reception hosted by UC Irvine’s Vietnamese American Community Ambassadors (VACA)
7:30pm - 9:00pm Screening of THE LAST DAY
9:00pm - 9:30pm Q&A

SUNDAY, April 5th ViFF @ UC Irvine

12:00pm - 1:20pm Set 9: Family Ties

Room HIB 100

Days on the Shore Alfred Nguyen / Denmark / 2008 / 8 min
Parallel Adele Adele Pham / USA / 2008 / 16 min
Oh, Saigon Doan Hoang / USA, Vietnam, UK / 2007 / 57 min

1:20pm - 1:50pm Q&A

12:00pm - 1:20pm Set 10: Behind the Seen
Room HIB 110 Blindness Series Tran T. Kim Trang / USA / 2006 / 20 min
Never Perfect Regina Park / USA / 2007 / 65 min

1:20pm - 1:50pm Q&A

3:00pm - 4:30pm Panel Discussion: Crossing Boundaries: Female Filmmakers and Questions of Genre and Gender (panelists to be announced)
Room HIB 100

4:30pm - 6:10pm Set 11: Betting on Life
Room HIB 100
It’s Also a Life Nguyen Dinh Thang / USA / 2008 / 12 min
Match Made Mirabelle Ang / USA, Singapore / 2006 / 48 min
The Love Market Shalom Almond / Australia / 2008 / 52 min

6:10pm - 6:40pm Q&A
7:30pm - 9:00pm Set 12: ANTOINE
Room HIB 100

A Touch of Life Tuan Nguyen / USA / 2007 / 3 min
ANTOINE Laura Bari / Canada / 2009 / 82 min

9:00pm - 9:30pm Q&A

THURSDAY, April 9th ViFF @ UCLA

4:00pm - 5:45pm Set 13: DAY OF THE BRUINS
Locations to be announced on www.VietFilmFest.com

Cuội and the Banyan Tree Ta Thanh Hai / Vietnam, Philippines / 2008 / 6 min
This Will All Make Perfect Sense Someday
Long-Cuu Phan / USA/ 2008 / 14 min
A Simple Relationship Alex Van / USA / 2008 / 15 min
Parallel Adele Adele Pham / USA / 2008 / 16 min
A Summer Rain Ela Thier / USA / 2008 / 17 min
Life Out of a Stone (Đội Đá Vá Đời) Ho Thanh Tuan / Vietnam / 2008 / 19 min
Delivery Day Jane Manning / Australia / 2001 / 26 min

5:45pm - 6:15pm Q&A

7:30pm - 9:10pm Set 14: WHEN AUTUM SUNLIGHT COMES (KHI NẮNG THU VỀ)
Bui Trung Hai / Vietnam / 2007 / 97 min

910pm - 9:40pm Q&A

FRIDAY, April 10th SENIOR CITIZENS DAY @ Bowers Museum, Santa Ana
(Open to all, but FREE for anyone 65+ years old with I.D.)
Hosted by Union Bank

11am - 12:35pm Set 15: Beyond the Borders of War

Not in My Backyard Lisa Nguyen / USA / 2008 / 5 min
A Reunion of Soldiers Tam Le / USA / 2005 / 30 min
The Left Eye of God: Caodaism Travels from Vietnam to California
Susan Hoskins / USA / 2008 / 58 min

12:35pm - 1:05pm Q&A

4:00pm - 5:45pm Set 16: It’s An Immigrant Life

Meet Friends, Swap Childhood Tony Toka / USA / 2008 / 6 min
Người Rơm Le Hai / UK / 2008 / 7 min
A Summer Rain Ela Thier / USA / 2008 / 17 min
Delivery Day Jane Manning / Australia / 2001 / 26 min
Daddy Tran: A Life in 3-D Siu Ta / Canada / 2008 / 47 min

5:45pm - 6:15pm Q&A

7:30pm - 9:00pm
Set 17: THE HOT KISS (NỤ HÔN THẦN CHẾT)
Nguyen Quang Dung / Vietnam / 2007 / 93 min
9:00pm - 9:30pm Q&A

SATURDAY, April 11th SPOTLIGHT AWARD NIGHT @ UC Irvine

12:00pm - 1:30pm Set 18: Odd Coupling

Room HIB 100
Noah & Amy Kel-Ann Hsieh, Kevin Cao / USA / 2008 / 3 min
You’ve Got Male Christopher Nguyen, Nadine Truong, Ryan Kim / USA / 2007 / 5 min
R & R Vu Trung Hoa / USA / 2009 / 18 min
Four Letter Word Bobby Vu / USA / 2008 / 35 min
Vincent Elodie Ly Tri / France / 2007 / 16 min
Dragon of Love Doan La / USA / 2003 / 10 min

1:30pm - 2:00pm Q&A

12:00pm - 1:30pm Set 19: Redemption (repeat)
Room HIB 110
Mine Nadine Truong / USA / 2008 / 24 min
Fortunate Son Sydney Quashie , Rollin Herold / USA / 2004 / 15 min
Down in Number 5 Kim Spurlock / USA / 2005 / 18 min
7500 Miles to Redemption Emiko Omori / USA / 2007 / 30 min

1:30pm - 2:00pm Q&A

3:00pm - 4:15pm
Set 20: A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES
Room HIB 100 S. Leo Chiang / USA / 2009 / 75 min - Sneak Preview

4:15pm - 5:30pm Panel Discussion: Rebuilding the Community Post-Katrina
(Panelists to be announced)

3:00pm - 4:30pm Set 21: Life Goes On
Room HIB 110
Life Out of a Stone (Đội Đá Vá Đời) Ho Thanh Tuan / Vietnam / 2008 / 19 min
Rims of Wheels (Những Vòng Xe) Le Hoai Vu / Vietnam / 2008 / 29 min
Green Meadow (Thảo Nguyên Xanh Tươi) Phan Y Ly / Vietnam / 2007 / 40 min

4:30pm - 5:00pm Q&A

6:00pm - 10:00pm Set 22: SPOTLIGHT ON DUSTIN NGUYEN
Room HIB 100
6:00pm - 7:00pm Wine reception hosted by Wells Fargo
7:00pm - 7:30pm Spotlight Award Presentation
7:30pm - 9:15pm THE LEGEND IS ALIVE (HUYỀN THOẠI BẤT TỬ)
- sneak preview of the director’s cut Luu Huynh / Vietnam / 2009 / 104 min

9:15pm - 9:45pm Q&A

SUNDAY, April 12th CLOSING NIGHT @ UC Irvine

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Set 23: THE MOON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WELL
Room HIB 100
(TRĂNG NƠI ĐÁY GIẾNG)
Nguyen Vinh Son / Vietnam / 2008 / 84 min

2:00pm - 2:30pm Q&A

12:00pm - 1:30pm Set 24: The Art Beats in Vietnam (repeat)
Room HIB 110
A Child Has Seen a Fire (Đứa Bé Nhìn Thấy Lửa)
Tran Ly Tri Tan / Vietnam / 2008 / 17 min
Saigon Heat Danny Do / Vietnam / 2007 / 18 min
Vietnam Overtures Stephane Gauger / Vietnam/ 2008 / 60 min

1:30pm - 2:00pm Q&A

3:00pm - 5:00pm Panel Discussion: Reel to Real: International Networks
Room HIB 100 (Panelists to be announced)

6:00pm - 7:00pm AWARDS CEREMONY
7:00pm - 8:20pm ALL ABOUT DAD
Mark Tran / USA / 2008 / 80 min

8:20pm - 9:00pm Q&A

9:00pm - 12:30pm Closing Night Gala @ Cross Cultural Center (UC Irvine)
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