Mo roams through the rush hour traffic to avoid an unwanted phone call. When she meets Vicky by the side of the street with her broken motorbike, a visceral chance encounter unfolds between the two young queer women on the loud streets of Saigon.
Hong AnhNguyen
Hồng Anh Nguyễn is a queer German-Vietnamese writer, director, and editor currently based in Frankfurt am Main and Ho Chi Minh City. Her short film SAIGON KISS premiered at the Max Ophüls Film Festival and went on to receive a Special Mention Award by the Queer Jury in Clermont-Ferrand. Recently, Hồng Anh directed documentaries for EST Eastern Standard Times, highlighting the voices of modern Vietnamese women. Her work has been funded by British Council Vietnam, Goethe Institute and the Asia-Europe Foundation.
She is a recipient of the STEP writers’ stipend from Hessen Film & Media and a fellow of the Kyoto Filmmakers Lab 2022.
Production Country: Vietnam
Shooting Country: Vietnam
Language: Vietnamese
Script: English
Production date: 2024
Run time: 00:00:00
Script Original: Yes
Music Original: Yes
Cast: Nguyễn Vũ Trúc Như, Thương Lê
Shooting Format: Digital, 2k
Project URL: https://linktr.ee/saigonkiss
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