Nguyễn Hồng Anh
Directing
Biography
Nguyễn Hồng Anh is a queer German-Vietnamese writer, director, and editor currently based in Frankfurt am Main and Ho Chi Minh City. As a recipient of the STEP writers' stipend from HessenFilm & Media, Hồng Anh receives mentorship from writer and director Việt Linh. She is a fellow of the Kyoto Filmmakers Lab 2022.
Known For
Tam, a diligent wedding venue staffer, discovers her husband’s affair on live TV. Rather than confronting him, she enlists a powerful spell master to win back his love. Tam’s daughter, Ha, pours her frustration into vivid fantasies of a brighter future abroad. Meanwhile, a mysterious House Spirit, visible only to the women, lurks beneath their cracked, leaky ceiling.
Don’t Cry, Butterfly
Mo navigates rush hour traffic to dodge an unwanted 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.
Saigon Kiss
'Gap' is short dance film directed by Nguyễn Hồng Anh, is a collaboration between two queer performance artists, Harry Maberly from Glasgow, UK, and Hồ Nguyễn Hải Đăng (Dan Ni) from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This digital duet delves into the themes of connection, distance, and the significance of digital intimacy in contemporary UK and Vietnamese queer culture.
Gap
While cooking a warm stew together the relationship between a mother and daughter boils over only to reveal the truth about their peculiar relationship.