"El Paso, Vietnam"
16mm B&W Short Documentary RT: 10 min.
Produced, Directed, and Edited by I. Adele Ray.
Synopsis:
In Texas during the Vietnam War, a smart, sassy, Vietnamese language teacher
meets her future husband before he leaves for her hometown, Saigon, as
told through interviews, old photos, and archival footage. The filmmaker
is their daughter.
Future Screening: 2010: Techniques of the Observer
Screening Series in Mumbai and Delhi, India.
Past Screenings 2007:
Immigration and Migration Series at Univ. Texas, Austin;
2004: Vietnamese Diaspora Film Symposium College of Staten
Island ;Northeast Historic Film Summer Film Symposium (Bucksport, Maine);
Slant: Bold Asian American Images, Aurora Picture Show (Houston, Texas);
Chicago Asian American Showcase; Cinemasia Film Festival (Amsterdam, The
Netherlands). 2003: "Asian North American Visual Culture
and Racial Representation" (U. of Toronto); New York State Communication
Association Conference (Kerhonkson, NY); Vietnamese International Film
Festival (UCLA); Asian Pacific American Film Festival at the Smithsonian
(Washington, DC); Hirshon Film Festival (NYC); Rooftop Films (Brooklyn);
Visual Communications Asian Film Festival (Los Angeles); San Francisco
International Asian American Film Festival; Harlem Film Festival. 2002:
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival; New School Forum at the
Backup Film Festival (Berlin, Germany); San Diego Asian Film Festival.
Awards 2002: "Best of Show Award" at the New School Invitational
Student Film Festival;"Documentary Tribute Award" at Mixed Messages Media
Studies Graduate Showcase