Sunday, October 23 07:30pm to 09pm
Asian American Writers’ Workshop
112 W 27th St, New York, New York 10001
In the mood for a film screening? Gear up as a community and gather ‘round for a screening of the Queer Vietnamese film Nước (Water/Homeland). Praised by The Long Beach Post as “a six-minute shot to the heart. It’s a visceral, gut-wrenching, heartfelt string of moments” — Nước is an experimental narrative short film about a queer Vietnamese American teen who attempts to piece together and understand their mom’s experience as a Vietnam War refugee. Joining us will be writer/director of Nước, Quyên Nguyen-Le, as well as talented local queer and trans Vietnamese poets Alex Quan-Pham, Chrysanthemum Tran and Paul Tran for a poetry reading. The film and poetry readings will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Jess X. Chen in response to the themes about refugee mothers, first generation queer child relationships, the aftermath of the Vietnam war, and how magical realism and time travel are employed as artistic tools to heal intergenerational trauma. There will be an altar and a musical tribute to honor the life of My Le Nghiem, who played the mother in Nước.
Free admission. To register visit: https://www.eventbrite.com