VN documentary to be screened at Japan workshop

A Vietnamese flick will be shown at a film event in Japan early next week.

The documentary, Cuong’s fifth, was recently picked by Kyoto University to be screened at the event on its campus.

The 25-year-old man submitted it as his graduation film to the Hanoi Academy of Theater and Cinema last year.

The film revolves around a group of young people who eke out their living by peddling barley sugar in Ho Chi Minh City.

Their struggles and life stories provide insights into and provoke thoughts on poor people’s lives.

The film will be screened alongside four others from other countries, “The Burmese in Thailand”, “Consider”, “Lives under the Red Light,” and “Panama.”

After this workshop, Cuong will take part in the “10 Months, 10 Documentaries” project intended for young local filmmakers.

The project, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam, aims to help young filmmakers create short documentaries in the 10 months between February and December 2014.

Topics for the films are of particular interest and relevance to today’s youths, including gender equality, transgender people, homosexuals, environmental issues, and traffic laws.

Cuong, who also graduated in foreign trade and is now working as an editor for the Vietnam Television, said he is planning to make a documentary on a gay couple.

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