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.

Nominee

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

Selection

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