THE STORY
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Nước (Water/Homeland) is an experimental narrative short film about a queer Vietnamese American teen who attempts to piece together and understand their mom's experience as a Vietnam War refugee.
The journey pulls us into a fantastical series of iconic historical photographs, ultimately highlighting the complexity of understanding another's experiences and instead opens up possibilities for building relationships based on presence and co-existence. In loving memory of My Le Nghiem. |
UPCOMING SCREENINGS
January 4 2018 @ 6PM SEATTLE, WASHINGTON We Are Irreplaceable: A Night of Queer Asian Film, Poetry & Art January 26 2018 @ 4:30 PM SEATTLE, WASHINGTON SEA x SEA (Southeast Asia X Seattle) Film Festival March 22 2018 @ 6PM LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM Leeds Queer Film Festival April 3 2018 @ 7:30PM STANFORD, CALIFORNIA Stanford University April 11 2018 @ 7PM CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA Pitzer College April 20 2018 @ 6PM SAN DIEGO, CA UC San Diego APSA Benefit Show |
"Nước is a six-minute shot to the heart. It’s a visceral, gut-wrenching, heartfelt string of moments... Don’t underestimate director and writer Quyên Nguyen-Le’s ability to pack an emotional punch within seconds of the film’s start..." The Long Beach Post
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Best Cinematography - Narrative,
Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival Cinemetropolis Best Short Film Award, Seattle Asian American Film Festival |
SCREENING HXSTORY
FILM FESTIVALS
USC Asian Pacific Film Fest, Los Angeles, CA, 10/2017
Houston Asian Pacific Film Festival, Houston, TX, 6/2017
Third Eye Film Festival, New Orleans, LA, 5/2017
Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival, Sacramento, CA, 5/2017
CAAMfest, San Francisco, CA, 3/2017
Seattle Asian American Film Festival, Seattle, WA, 2/2017
Third Eye Film Festival, NYC, NY, 12/2016
Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, Philadelphia, PA, 11/2016
San Diego Asian Film Festival, San Diego, CA, 11/2016
Another Hole in the Head Festival, San Francisco, CA, 11/2016
Vancouver Asian Film Festival, Vancouver, CANADA, 10/26
Newfest: New York LGBT Film Festival, NYC, NY, 10/2016
OUT at the Movies Int’l LGBT Film Fest, Winston-Salem, NC, 10/2016
Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, Chicago, IL, 9/2016
Long Beach QFilm Fest, Long Beach, CA, 9/2016
Queer Vietnamese Film Festival, Hanoi, VIETNAM, 8/2016
Best of Fest | Outfest, West Hollywood, CA, 8/2016
Outfest: Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, 7/2016
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, 4/2016
UNIVERSITIES
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 10/2017
University of California, Riverside, CA, 5/2017
University of California, San Diego, CA, 5/2017
Harvard University, Boston, MA, 4/2017
California State University, Los Angeles, CA, 4/2017
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 4/2017
Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA, 4/2017
Chapman University, Orange, CA, 10/2016
CONFERENCES, SHOWCASES, & FUNDRAISERS
Uproot @ Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY, 12/2017
Gia đình là gia đình: “Ba mẹ ơi, con là người đồng tính!”, Seattle, WA, 11/2017
EXUBERANT: CELEBRATING US, Chinatown LA, 10/2017
make ___ place exhibit, New York Immigrant Coalition, NYC, NY, 8/2017
2nd Annual QTPOC Art Show, Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, CA, 7/2017
Southeast Asian American Studies Film Showcase, Lowell, MA, 7/2017
Vănguard #4 Release Party, Saigon, VIETNAM, 7/2017
Militarism and Migration Conference, San Diego, CA, 4/2017
International Queer Vietnamese Film Week, Hanoi, VN, 4/2017
API Equality, Los Angeles, CA, 1/2017
Atelier Celadon, Studio XX, Montreal, CANADA, 12/2016
Asian American Writers Workshop, NYC, NY, 10/2016
Engaging with Vietnam Conference, Honolulu, HI, 10/2016
We Own the 8th Showcase, Los Angeles, CA, 9/2016
QTViet Refreshments Launch, Berkeley, CA, 8/2016
Queering the Air Fundraiser, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA, 8/2016
Uprooted from the Scenes, Los Angeles, CA, 7/2016
Tuesday Night Cafe, Los Angeles, CA, 6/2016
FILM FESTIVALS
USC Asian Pacific Film Fest, Los Angeles, CA, 10/2017
Houston Asian Pacific Film Festival, Houston, TX, 6/2017
Third Eye Film Festival, New Orleans, LA, 5/2017
Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival, Sacramento, CA, 5/2017
CAAMfest, San Francisco, CA, 3/2017
Seattle Asian American Film Festival, Seattle, WA, 2/2017
Third Eye Film Festival, NYC, NY, 12/2016
Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, Philadelphia, PA, 11/2016
San Diego Asian Film Festival, San Diego, CA, 11/2016
Another Hole in the Head Festival, San Francisco, CA, 11/2016
Vancouver Asian Film Festival, Vancouver, CANADA, 10/26
Newfest: New York LGBT Film Festival, NYC, NY, 10/2016
OUT at the Movies Int’l LGBT Film Fest, Winston-Salem, NC, 10/2016
Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, Chicago, IL, 9/2016
Long Beach QFilm Fest, Long Beach, CA, 9/2016
Queer Vietnamese Film Festival, Hanoi, VIETNAM, 8/2016
Best of Fest | Outfest, West Hollywood, CA, 8/2016
Outfest: Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, 7/2016
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, 4/2016
UNIVERSITIES
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 10/2017
University of California, Riverside, CA, 5/2017
University of California, San Diego, CA, 5/2017
Harvard University, Boston, MA, 4/2017
California State University, Los Angeles, CA, 4/2017
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 4/2017
Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA, 4/2017
Chapman University, Orange, CA, 10/2016
CONFERENCES, SHOWCASES, & FUNDRAISERS
Uproot @ Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY, 12/2017
Gia đình là gia đình: “Ba mẹ ơi, con là người đồng tính!”, Seattle, WA, 11/2017
EXUBERANT: CELEBRATING US, Chinatown LA, 10/2017
make ___ place exhibit, New York Immigrant Coalition, NYC, NY, 8/2017
2nd Annual QTPOC Art Show, Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, CA, 7/2017
Southeast Asian American Studies Film Showcase, Lowell, MA, 7/2017
Vănguard #4 Release Party, Saigon, VIETNAM, 7/2017
Militarism and Migration Conference, San Diego, CA, 4/2017
International Queer Vietnamese Film Week, Hanoi, VN, 4/2017
API Equality, Los Angeles, CA, 1/2017
Atelier Celadon, Studio XX, Montreal, CANADA, 12/2016
Asian American Writers Workshop, NYC, NY, 10/2016
Engaging with Vietnam Conference, Honolulu, HI, 10/2016
We Own the 8th Showcase, Los Angeles, CA, 9/2016
QTViet Refreshments Launch, Berkeley, CA, 8/2016
Queering the Air Fundraiser, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA, 8/2016
Uprooted from the Scenes, Los Angeles, CA, 7/2016
Tuesday Night Cafe, Los Angeles, CA, 6/2016
POSTCARDS FROM OUR SET...
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written, directed, edited by:
QUYÊN NGUYEN-LE produced by: JES VU director of photography: PAUL BERTOLINO assistant camera/ gaffers: JESS X. SNOW NAMRATA DESAI LATERRIEN OFFICER-MCINTOSH production design/ costuming: JANET LE KEELY WEISS visual effects artist: PHILIP BASTIAN sound designer: JUAN LUIS BRAVO original score by: JEFFER GIANG vietnamese subtitles: NATALIE NEWTON title design: HOMOGLYPH JES VU |
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