WORKSHOP "SAFE HOME"
Time: 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Sunday, 24/5/2026
Location: Room 1, 257 Hoàng Văn Thụ
Facilitators: MA Lê Thị Hương Giang & Đặng Thành Tâm
Registration link: https://forms.gle/d2dSTaqch5RcHdJw6 or via Zalo 0888 738 713

Film Screening: Screening Time

Two short films from two different cultural backgrounds exploring the theme of intergenerational cultural conflict, specifically mother-daughter relationships in a new country they must adapt to after immigration.

Following the screening, there will be a special discussion with the two female directors, moderated by filmmaker Đặng Thành Tâm and Art Therapy Master Lê Thị Hương Giang.

Screened works:

1. Performance/Buổi Trình Diễn (20 minutes) – directed by Claire Zhou (Netherlands)

Lin (41 years old) is preparing for her solo performance at the Lunar New Year celebration at church. She hopes to impress the community, but according to her instructor, her performance still does not truly reach the audience because she seems to be hiding herself. However, when rumors about her son – who has not attended church for a long time – begin to spread, Lin faces a difficult choice: will she continue hiding who she truly is, or choose to live openly?

• Awarded Best Short Film nomination at the Golden Calf Awards (considered the Dutch Oscars)
• Screened at the Prize Film Festival and the San Francisco Asian American Film Festival.

2. Supermarket Affairs/Chuyện Siêu Thị (16 minutes) – directed by Nguyễn Lương Hằng

An older Vietnamese immigrant woman and her Americanized eldest daughter disagree over organizing the memorial death anniversary ceremony for their late husband and father. In the midst of grief, the mother falls for a handsome younger man she accidentally meets at an Asian supermarket, turning him into an unwilling witness to their family conflicts. The film humorously explores cultural and generational conflicts within immigrant families, while also reflecting tensions found in many Asian families.

• Screened at Palm Springs ShortFest, Nashville Film Festival, Osaka Asian Film Festival.

Read more about "Cây Xanh & Lá Cũng Xanh" at https://bit.ly/4npFMiq.

This activity is part of the program "Cây Xanh & Lá Cũng Xanh" - "Silver-Haired" Playground.

The May 2026 event is co-organized by Cuội Theater and ICS Center, with the support of Goethe-Institut HCMC, under the patronage of the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany & the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ho Chi Minh City.