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Die Laughing Casting Call

November 9, 2010 by vaalastaff · Leave a Comment (Edit)

CASTING for LEAD ACTOR in the TIMOTHY LINH BUI film “DIE LAUGHING” Action Drama filming in Saigon, Vietnam February 2011 A broken-hearted pho cook teams up with a cold-blooded female assassin. Together, they must deliver a mysterious briefcase from Saigon to Da Nang in 36 hours. Seeking: Vietnamese Speaking Actor (mid to late 30s).

Character description: MINH: Male Lead, Mid to late 30s. He is Vietnamese and a charismatic dreamer who is inspired to create the ultimate pho recipe. He sees this as a way to understand his late mother. He sees himself as an artist experimenting with different ingredients. He likes to reverse engineer a recipe to understand why a good aroma makes one feel bliss. But in the real world, most see him as an unassertive loser. When he’s not in the kitchen, he moonlights as a cab driver to save enough money to one day have his own restaurant.

Ability to speak in both English and Vietnamese is REQUIRED. Audition scenes will be in both languages.

Interested in AUDITIONING?

Please send a CURRENT PHOTO and a RESUME with all contact information via email to:

Rene Haynes Casting [email protected]

in the subject line - please put: “MINH AUDITION REQUEST”

Also - in your email - please let us know what part of the country you live in. If you are not in an area where we will be seeing actors - we can send you the audition material and you are welcome to send back an audition tape.

PLEASE respond before November 14, 2010 Important: MINH is the only role we are seeking. If you do not fit the MINH description - please do not apply at this time. - Thank you!

Filed Under: News, UncategorizedTagged: casting call, die laughing, timothy linh bui Past Panel Discussions

April 10, 2009 by quyen · Leave a Comment (Edit)

Past PANEL DISCUSSIONS @ ViFF 2009 Crossing Boundaries: Female Filmmakers and Questions of Genre and Gender

Moderated by Lan Duong, Ph.D. (from Center for Women in Coalition, UC Riverside)

Panelists: Doan Hoang, Tammy Nguyen Lee, Tien Nguyen, Kim Spurlock, and Kim-Trang Tran

SUNDAY, April 5th

2:00pm-3:30pm

Humanities Instructional Building

(HIB) 100, UC Irvine

“Crossing Boundaries: Female Filmmakers and Questions of Gender and Genre” brings together a vibrant group of women filmmakers who have shaped and continue to shape the emergent body of work that is Vietnamese American filmmaking. The panelists include Kim-Trang Tran (”Blindness” Series), Kim Spurlock (Down in Number 5), Doan Hoang (Oh, Saigon), Tammy Nguyen (Operation Babylift) and Tien Nguyen (Fortunate Son). We will be speaking about issues related to genre, funding, production and the reception of women’s films, especially within the Vietnamese American film context. This panel aims to explore the opportunities that are offered to women filmmakers and producers today and the struggles that they face in making films.

Combating HumanTrafficking: How YOU Can Help

Moderated by Tu-Uyen Nguyen, Ph.D., M.P.H.(Assistant Professor, CSUF)

Panelists: Mirabelle Ang (Director, Match Made); Suzie Xuyen Dong-Matsuda, PsyD, MSW, LCSW (Service Chief of Adult Mental Health Services, Orange County Health Care Agency), Thang Dinh Nguyen, Ph.D. (Executive Director, Boat People SOS), and Tammy Tran (President, VietACT).

SUNDAY, April 5th

6:15pm-8:00pm

Humanities Instructional Building (HIB) 135, UC Irvine

Human trafficking refers to the recruitment, transportation, and harboring of persons for forced labor, sexual exploitation, or other illicit activities. Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. The International Labor Organization of the United Nations (UN) estimates that there are approximately 12 million women, men, and children enslaved throughout the world at any given time, being deprived of their basic human rights. Since 2001, over 600,000 Vietnamese persons have been trafficked to over 20 different countries; 80,000 additional Vietnamese individuals continue to be exported and forced into slavery each year. What can be done to fight this global injustice? The speakers on this panel will share their experiences as activists working to bring attention to this important topic. Come learn what we all can do to inform ourselves, raise community awareness, and take action to make a difference in combating and stopping human trafficking.

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April 8, 2009 by quyen · Leave a Comment (Edit)

(Khi Nắng Thu Về) Vietnam 2007 97 min / 35mm color Vietnamese with English subtitles *Contains mature contents. Viewer discretion advised

In this gripping tale based in modern-day Vietnam, director Bui Trung Hai takes the audience on a journey full of unexpected twists and turns, as he brings to life the characters of young people who struggle with the familiar themes of love, betrayal, friendship, dysfunctional family dynamics, and a host of other trappings within a frantic, often cut-throat society. Khi Nắng Thu Về centers around Trung (played by Vu Huy Trinh), an ambitious recent university graduate, who just cannot seem to shake a string of unfortunate events that had forced him away from a promising career as a broadcast journalist to the mean streets of Hanoi as a xe ôm operator. As his professional career falters, so does his personal life, as he has to cope with an ailing mother, an irresponsible younger brother, and a girlfriend who has left him in his darkest hours. As quickly as he loses love, Trung finds it again in the most unlikely of circumstances when he meets Ha (played by Kieu Anh), the owner of the bar where he frequents. Things finally seem to take a turn for the better as Ha helps Trung get back on his feet. But as luck would have it, happiness again does not last long for Trung when yet another tragic event intervenes, this time striking Ha. Nominated for a Golden Kite Award in Vietnam, Khi Nắng Thu Về is Bui Trung Hai’s directorial debut following his long and celebrated career as a cinematographer. With a provocative storyline, combined with cutting-edge camera techniques and the distinctive style of a director who is not afraid to chart his own path, this film will leave the audience talking long after the curtains come down. - Tran Tuong Huy

PRODUCER: Vietnam Feature Film Company DIRECTOR / WRITER: Bui Trung Hai CINEMATOGRAPHER: Pham Vi Linh SOUND: Banh Bac Hai MUSIC: Trong Dai EDITOR: Nguyen Thuy Binh MAIN CAST: Vu Huy Trinh, Nguyen Kieu Anh