Organizer: Asian CineVision (ACV)

Type/Location: Hybrid / New York, NY

Description:

Join Asian CineVision for the screening of Cu Li Never Cries / Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc (2024) as part of the Asian American International Film Festival. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with writer and director Phạm Ngọc Lân.

Film Synopsis:

A woman tries to cling onto dimming links to her past after inheriting a pygmy slow loris from her long-estranged husband; meanwhile, her niece prepares for marriage as the young couple ponders their uncertain future together. The present and the complex echoes of Vietnamese history intertwine with a contemplative and poetic perspective.

About the Director:

Phạm Ngọc Lân

Phạm Ngọc Lân was born and raised in Hanoi. He rarely left his city (both in reality and in his imagination) until college. Lân graduated with a degree in urban planning and self-taught filmmaking at 27. His short films include ANOTHER CITY (Berlinale 66th); BLESSED LAND (69th); and THE UNSEEN RIVER (Locarno 74th). CU LI NEVER CRIES is his debut feature.

Registration:

To watch the film in-person, please purchase tickets here.

To watch the film on-demand, please purchase tickets here.