DVAN's aim is to promote artists from the Vietnamese Diaspora whose work in literature, visual art, film and performance art enriches our communities and strengthens ties between Vietnamese across the globe. We undertake to support this body of work through cultural events, exhibits and publications that explore connections between art and society.
DVAN is international in scope. It provides resources and promotes the work of Vietnamese artists in the United States, France, Canada and Australia, as these countries host the largest Vietnamese communities overseas. It also supports artists who have returned to Viet Nam and produce from that location.
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DVAN is co-sponsoring "Dreaming of Peace: Vietnamese Filmmakers Move from War to Reconciliation"
Saturday, January 23, 2010 : 2:00pm - 6:45pm
University Park Campus
Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre
Frank Sinatra Hall
Admission is free.
Schedule of Events:
2 p.m.: Screening of Don’t Burn!
4 p.m.: Panel Discussion
4:45 p.m.: Reception
5:15 p.m.: Screening of Oh, Saigon
6:15 p.m.: Q&A with Doan Hoang
Join us for a screening and discussion of two new Vietnamese films, Don’t Burn! by Vietnam’s most acclaimed filmmaker, Dang Nhat Minh, and Oh, Saigon by award-winning documentary filmmaker Doan Hoang.
Don’t Burn! is based on the Vietnamese best seller Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram, written by a young female doctor from North Vietnam who was killed during the war. The film recounts the moving story of her personal experiences as well as the story of how her diary, discovered by an American serviceman, narrowly escaped burning and was eventually returned to Vietnam, where it became an international publishing sensation. It is the first Vietnamese film shot in part in the United States.
Oh, Saigon tells another side of the war story, focusing on a Vietnamese family who fled Saigon on the last civilian airplane to leave in 1975. After 30 years in the United States, the family returns to visit relatives, some of whom fought on the other side of the conflict, and to make amends with one daughter left behind.
A discussion about the legacy of the Vietnam War will feature filmmakers Dang Nhat Minh and Doan Hoang. Minh, Vietnam’s premier film director, has made over a dozen films featured at festivals throughout the world. Hoang is a Vietnamese-born filmmaker whose film, Oh, Saigon won the Best Documentary award at the Asian Pacific Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Organized by Janet Hoskins (Anthropology) and Viet Nguyen (English and American Studies and Ethnicity). Co-sponsored by the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network, Asian American Studies, the USC School of Cinematic Arts and the Center for Trans-Pacific Studies.
Photo Credit: Courtesy Doan Hoang
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.edu
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