Phạm Ngọc Lân

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Phạm Ngọc Lân

Utilizing the banality of Vietnamese state radio broadcasts, The Story of Ones gives a face and a sense of place to the unseen and offers a personal counterpoint to the officially sanctioned. Like entering a roomful of stories, the viewer steps into an unfamiliar space guided only by the sound of the radio tuning in to lifestyle programming, call-in shows and radio dramas. The portraits and settings layered atop the aural landscape create questions, provide humor, offer context and withdraw explanation of what once seemed clear before entering the room.

Một Khu Đất Tốt

Phạm Ngọc Lân

Thùy Anh, Hoàng Hà

In the dune landscape of a cemetery, or is it golf course? Past and present converge in the search for a grave.

Thành Phố Khác

Phạm Ngọc Lân

Minh Chau, Thùy Anh

When the urban landscape shapes the human relations: a mature woman, a bride and a group of young people seek proximity in the anonymity of the big city.

Giòng sông không nhìn thấy

Phạm Ngọc Lân

Minh Chau, Nguyen Ha Phong

Stories told along the river: a woman reunites with her ex-lover at a hydroelectric plant; meanwhile, a young man travels downstream to a temple in search of a cure for his insomnia.

MEKONG 2030

Anysay Keola, Sai Naw Kham

Produced by the Luang Prabang Film Festival, "MEKONG 2030" is a collection of short narrative films that envision the future of the Mekong River from five different national and cultural perspectives. Set in the year 2030, they aim to both entertain and inspire audiences to actively protect this critical life source.

Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc

Phạm Ngọc Lân

A middle-aged Asian woman travels between two different worlds to scatter ash of her Western husband, while her niece’s wedding happens in the middle of tropical jungle and then finally vanishes into a massive fire.