Six Vietnamese flicks to be screened in US next month

The six films include “Trung So” (Jackpot), “Nhung Dua Con Cua Lang” (Children of the Village), “Khat Vong Thang Long” (The Prince and Pagoda Boy), “Hiep Si Mu” (Lost Eyes), “Bi Mat Tham Do” (Scandal), and “Hao Quang Tro Lai” (Scandal 2).

They will be shown from July 5 to 10 at Doris Duke Theater, located in the basement of the Honolulu Museum of Art.

The screenings are part of the Vietnamese Film Week, which will take place in Hawaii, Washington D.C., and New York from July 4 to 18.

The six Vietnamese flicks to be showcased were selected by Jeanette Hereniko, president of the Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema/USA as well as president of Te Maka Productions Inc. and AsiaPacificFilms.com.

In 1985, the film “Bao Gio Cho Den Thang Muoi” (When the Tenth Month Comes), also selected by Hereniko, was screened at the Hawaii International Film Festival and became the first Vietnamese movie screened at a U.S. film festival.

Other cultural activities will also be organized, including a seminar on the cooperation opportunities between Vietnam and the U.S. in film production, an “ao dai” (traditional long gown) festival, Q&A sessions with Vietnamese cast and crew, as well as a free panel discussion on Vietnamese cinema.

The Vietnamese Film Week is jointly organized and programmed by Vietnam’s National Cinema Department under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism in conjunction with the Embassy of Vietnam in the U.S., the Vietnam Delegation to the United Nations in New York, the Smithsonian Institute, the Motion Picture Association and Red Bridge Company.

Vietnam and the U.S. restored their diplomatic ties in 1995, twenty years after the end of their war.