Event overview
With an Introduction by Dr Lynn Turner (Dept of Visual Cultures, Goldsmiths) - tbc.
This evenings ethnographic film screening is a presentation of 'Surname Viet Given Name Nam' (1989), directed by Trinh T. Minh-Ha.
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About the film:
Vietnamese-born Trinh T. Minh-ha’s profoundly personal documentary explores the role of Vietnamese women historically and in contemporary society.
Using dance, printed texts, folk poetry and the words and experiences of Vietnamese women in Vietnam—from both North and South—and the United States, Trinh’s film challenges official culture with the voices of women. A theoretically and formally complex work, SURNAME VIET GIVEN NAME NAM explores the difficulty of translation, and themes of dislocation and exile, critiquing both traditional society and life since the war.
Surname Viet Given Name Nam
Assoc. produced by Jean-Paul Bourdier
Directed by Trinh T. Minh-ha
1989, 108 minutes
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 8 Feb 2011 | 6:30pm - 8:00pm |
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