Short Film Screening No.01 & Conversation with Director Đào Mạnh Khôi.

After some time away, Xinê XemChill is back with the short film series “A Friend Comes to Visit”, featuring nine unique works by eight talented young filmmakers.

With a warm, casual spirit, “A Friend Comes to Visit” invites audiences into the filmmakers’ “spiritual homes” — intimate spaces where they share deeply personal, poetic stories through cinema. The series consists of two screenings, each named after a line from poet Nguyễn Khuyến’s famous poem Bạn đến chơi nhà (“A Friend Comes to Visit”).

Screening 01: “Đến chơi đây” (Come Visit Here) — like a friendly call from a childhood companion, it returns us to the nostalgic, innocent atmosphere of youth, with four short films:

Moon Frogs (Duy Phy) – Animation.
Two frog brothers go out at night to watch the moon and drink tea, where they meet Lady Hằng Nga. The fish beneath her dress have eaten the moon — her home — and the frogs must help her get it back.

Mid-Autumn Night (Lê Xuân Tiến) – Animation.
Hanoi Children’s Palace, Mid-Autumn Festival 2024 — under the full moon, Nam Mô Địa Tạng Vương Bồ Tát.

Paper Crane (Đào Mạnh Khôi) – Drama.
Family troubles arise just as Minh, a 10-year-old schoolgirl, is preparing for a presentation, forcing her to reveal hidden corners of her life.

Old House (Thảo Thảo) – Documentary.
“Old house, grandmother dreams
Old garden, trees breathe
Passing through, once upon a time”

Ticket price: 49,000 VND per ticket, includes one drink and snacks.
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