Pushed to society’s margins, the characters and subjects inhabiting the films of this set confront the difficulties that their situations entail. Some resort to their profession’s violence (Jheff Wick) or through a friendship that makes them believe that the grass might truly be greener on the other side (Her Name is Like a Sigh). Others will come to accept their life’s station for the good of their children (Pipe Dreams). And for some, tragedy and a lack of agency over a situation results in personal devastation (Resurrection and 39). – Eric Nong
[Jheff Wick contains strong stylized violence throughout. 39 contains depictions of human suffocation throughout.]
Ha is an overworked Vietnamese nail salon worker who begins to revaluate her life and marriage in an unexpected yet tender mid-life crisis.
The film is an exploration of the sacrifices of a Vietnamese immigrant woman but also an intimate look into her navigation of love, trauma, clashing values, and the potential to heal.
- Year2023
- Runtime16 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Vietnamese
- CountryCanada
- DirectorSolara Thanh-Binh Dang
- ScreenwriterSolara Thanh-Binh Dang
- ProducerShay Scholes, Jaymee Mak, Alex Tseng
- CastHang Pham, Tuan Luu, Helena Marie
- CinematographerBelen Garcia
Pushed to society’s margins, the characters and subjects inhabiting the films of this set confront the difficulties that their situations entail. Some resort to their profession’s violence (Jheff Wick) or through a friendship that makes them believe that the grass might truly be greener on the other side (Her Name is Like a Sigh). Others will come to accept their life’s station for the good of their children (Pipe Dreams). And for some, tragedy and a lack of agency over a situation results in personal devastation (Resurrection and 39). – Eric Nong
[Jheff Wick contains strong stylized violence throughout. 39 contains depictions of human suffocation throughout.]
Ha is an overworked Vietnamese nail salon worker who begins to revaluate her life and marriage in an unexpected yet tender mid-life crisis.
The film is an exploration of the sacrifices of a Vietnamese immigrant woman but also an intimate look into her navigation of love, trauma, clashing values, and the potential to heal.
- Year2023
- Runtime16 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Vietnamese
- CountryCanada
- DirectorSolara Thanh-Binh Dang
- ScreenwriterSolara Thanh-Binh Dang
- ProducerShay Scholes, Jaymee Mak, Alex Tseng
- CastHang Pham, Tuan Luu, Helena Marie
- CinematographerBelen Garcia