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the little princess & her infinite prime gaps

2025, teaser

This is the little girl’s journal of her lifelong adventure finding treasure in the grown-up world. Sometime along the way, she got confused & forgot who she was among strangers. She lost her sense of home & drifted into the unknown with the hope of figuring out the meaning of this journey.
I was born & raised on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, where I felt like a prime number holding tight onto something called 'passion' among ordinary people. My dad is a farmer & I wasn’t surrounded by film people when I was little, but somehow, I fell in love with cinema.
I came to Thailand in 2015 to pursue my dream of filmmaking. I spent a year learning English in Vietnam & another year learning Thai while studying Computer Graphics at Bangkok University before I could study Film in Thai. Being able to speak Thai & having many different nicknames while living there for 10 years made me question if I was forgetting my Vietnamese identity.
I am a story gleaner. As I meet strangers, I love listening to their stories & keep parts of them for myself. I found myself searching for my identity through the reflections of those around me.
Cinema helps me view reality through the lens of hopes & dreams. As I move ahead with my camera, the world reveals itself to me & reflects parts of me along the way. As I walked deeper into the wild, I lost my precious little princess & forgot my way home.
I made this film with the purest intention to capture my journey of growing up & following my dream. I made this film with all the curiosity & innocence of a little girl who was searching for her treasure in the grown-up world. I made this film to comfort adventurers out there who are on their way into the unknown. I hope this little film can add a bit of courage for those who need to listen to the voice in their hearts.
This little film is my naïve view about cinema, as I keep asking myself, 'Why do I make films?'

Où est La Nouvelle Vague?

2019, 12 mins

This is an experimental documentary short film inspired by the French New Wave, especially Agnès Varda's work. It's a final project for Film History class, which required us to make a film showing our understanding of one film era that we learned.
I brought my camera to Muay Thai class & filmed everything that happened in my life at the time. I experimented with the editing by combining old footage from my unfinished short film 'La Petite Princesse' & the documentary footage of the Muay Thai class. This is my very first experimental film searching for the meaning of the French New Wave as well as the endless possibilities of making art.
Through the process of making this film, I kept questioning myself about what makes a good film.
Am I good enough to be a filmmaker?
What if no one appreciated my work?
What if I am not good enough?
What if I'm too afraid to do what my heart tells me to do?
What if we're too scared to follow our dreams and passions?
In the end, filmmaking is just my journey to find the answers to my many questions in life.

Qu'est ce que La Nouvelle Vague?

2019, 8 mins

The continuing story of seeking the French New Wave.
So, what exactly is the French New Wave?

White Lie

2017, 3 mins

This is my very first directing work in Directing the Actors for Film class. I chose to work with my non-actor friends because I wanted to challenge myself & practice my communication skills. I created a very simple background story & hung out with my friends for a few weeks during the making of this film. I wanted to capture the real moments between my friends while directing them in the gentlest way possible.
My biggest lesson from this assignment is that I need to be sincere & vulnerable if I want my actors to be sincere & vulnerable in front of the camera. For me, it's so important to work with trust & openness even when it's just a student project.

here & there

2017, 2 mins

A very short film I made for The 60 Second Film Festival in Thailand.
All the bits & pieces of my loneliness when living here.

i tasted it

2015, 7 mins

In 2015, I came to Thailand to pursuit my dream of becoming a filmmaker. It's my first time living abroad alone. Life was full of uncertainties & my dream seemed so far away. At that time, I was afraid to open up & be vulnerable to the world.
This short documentary is a message from my young & naïve self to my current self about the journey I've been traveling. It's about the tastes of life that nourish me on my path to find the answers for my many questions.