2026 / 105' / Vietnamese / Vietnam, South Korea
✦ The World & The Self
Quang (23) is a fun homosexual with a quirky sense of fashion, but whenever he goes back home to a quiet mountainous province in the north of Vietnam, he would dress down. At home, his sister, Mai (32) has difficulty differentiating between reality and visions. While Quang thinks of Mai as a force of creativity, their mother, Cuc (55) sees the two divergent children as her karmic debt. All she ever wants is a traditional family with grandchildren to continue the lineage, but the dream seems so distant with her son being queer and her daughter, mentally ill.
Director(s) : Nông Nhật Quang
Producer(s) : Trang Dao, Sarah Kang, Heejung Oh
Cinematographer(s) : Nông Nhật Quang, Thao Hoang, Kim Chu Nam
Editor(s) : Hankyeol Lee, Linh Dn
Sound : Wiparut Panjawongroj
Music : Xinh Xo
Nông Nhật Quang is a filmmaker based in Hanoi. His films capture multiple aspects of Vietnamese queer life and have served as cornerstones for the national marriage equality campaign and screened at international festivals, including Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival.
A fellow of the American Film Showcase and the Sundance Institute, Quang has received support from prestigious film institutes including IDFA, Vision Sud Est, Cannes Docs, Docs By The Sea, Purin Pictures, DMZ Docs, KDocs among others.
Currently, he serves as a program officer at doc cicada, an initiative dedicated to developing Vietnamese documentary cinema. Named one of Hanoi Grapevine's Finest Artists in 2024, Quang continues to explore documentary and video arts through collaboration with contemporary Vietnamese artists. Beyond his independent films, Quang frequently collaborates with NGOs on heritage, cultural, and education projects.
