Tuesday, May 6, 6:00 p.m. | Highly influential as a feminist and postcolonial theorist, Trinh T. Minh-ha’s experimental films challenge narrative and cinematic conventions while raising critical social issues. FORGETTING VIETNAM combines footage from 1995 and 2012, and is a mediation on the legacy of Vietnam in contemporary society framed by two ancient myths: that Vietnam was formed when two fighting dragons fell into the South China Sea; and that the origin of Viet people traces back to the union between a fairy and a dragon.

Awards & Nominations

Nominee - Cinéma du Réel Award

Shadows of War Lecture Series:  This series will examine the impact of war on the human psyche and feature films that tell stories of divided families, friends and lovers, human resilience and solidarity when confronting oppression, resistance to occupation, and ultimately unity in the face of tragedy. Presented in collaboration with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Art History, Theory, and Criticism department. Lecturer: Nora Annesley Taylor, Alsdorf Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art. Synopses by Annesley Taylor. Read more

The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu