THE JOURNEY OF VAAN NGUYEN Presented by MBRS and the Hebrew Language Table in cooperation with the Embassy of IsraelSpecial
Preview Featuring Clips of the Film Followed by Q&A with Director Duki Dror Friday, November 17, 2006*12 Noon The Library of Congress, Madison Building, Pickford Theater Director, Duki Dror, born in Tel Aviv, educated at UCLA and Columbia College in Chicago, has been examining Israeli society, disassembling it with powerful stories triggered by cultural, political and ethnic dilemmas. His films are parables of identity in the 21st century's merging world. Among his recent award winning films: "Raging Dove" (2002), "Paradise Lost" (writer-producer) and "Mr. Cortisone, Happy Days" (2004). Hoiami Nguyen never imagined that he would end up so far from his home village of Bong Son in central Vietnam. Political circumstances and the roulette of life have washed him to the shores of Israel. The penniless Vietnamese refugee became a father of 5 Hebrew speaking Israeli daughters. His daughter - Vaan, describes her parents' ordeal using a razor sharp language in her blog. She feels trapped in circles of identity which will never meet.Caught between her wild and stormy Israeli spirit and the expectations to be modest and obedient Vietnamese at home, there is unbridgeable abyss. When her father returns to his family in Vietnam, Van finds herself absorbed into his tragic story - a cruel tale of loss and survival. Hoimai's dream of return sends Vaan to look for a brighter future in the new-old country. She joins him in trying to reclaim the lands of the family, in the remote village at the heart of the Vietnamese jungle. For more information call Gail Shirazi 202-707-9897 Program is free and open to the public Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
