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Hiep Nguyen is an exuberant Vietnamese student on the first day of an exchange program at a Christian high school in the US. As he”s challenged by an environment of all-white, religious Midwesterners, Hiep wonders: Should I accept myself or should I change to connect with others in this school?

Duc Anh Nguyen

Duc Anh Nguyen is a writer/director hailing from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He is an MFA graduate in Film & TV Production at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Presented as Part Of Life can be Laughable, Sometimes – US Short Narrative

Barely Breathing

Barely Breathing is a dark comedy about Sai, who moves in with his father after nearly dying in a masturbation...
20 min | Derek Evans | | Western Canadian Premiere | English, Hindi, Telugu | English
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Made in USA

After getting abruptly fired from her job of over 20 years, a dutiful Chinese-American casino host turns her h...
15 min | Desdemona Chiang | | Canadian Premiere | Chinese, English | English
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Mom, Dad I Want to Be a Porn Star

On Thanksgiving, Mary returns from college and confides her dream to her Vietnamese Catholic family: becoming ...
17 min | Matthew Goriachkovsky, Corey Cao Nguyen | | Canadian Premiere | English, Vietnamese | English
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Hey Kiddo

It’s the 2000s and Margot is gathering stuff in her basement for a garage sale. She finds an unfamiliar VHS ...
8 min | Melissa Kong | | Canadian Premiere | English
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Credits
Chris Merola, Janine Zhang, Duc Anh Nguyen
Jackie Tran
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Festival passes

This year, VAFF FESTIVAL, screening programs in person and virtual will be organized into various series in order to better highlight the diverse content in our festival. These Series include Spotlight Series, Documentary Features Series, Narrative Features Series, Westcoast Shorts Series, Canadian Shorts Series, International Short Series, Animation Series, VAFF Industry Insight Series and Special Events.

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Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas

88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas

88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9