"Spring Roll Dream"
'8, Mai Vu, 2022, United Kingdom
stop-motion animation, family drama
Linh is a Vietnamese single mother who’s successfully forged a life for herself and her son in America. But when her father visits from Vietnam and insists on cooking the family a traditional Vietnamese meal, Linh is confronted with the past and culture she left behind and the question of where it belongs in her family’s new life.
Festival selections:
Winner - Worldwide Women's Film Festival 2023 - Best Short
Winner - Discover Film Awards - Best Animation Short
Shortlisted - Student BAFTA Awards 2022 - Best Student Animation
Official Selection - Festival de Cannes 2022 - La Cinef
Official Selection - SXSW 2023 - Animated Short
Official Selection - Palm Springs International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection - In The Palace 2023
Starring: Elyse Dinh, Bùi Bài Bình & Jarlan Bugolubov
Crew:
Director: Mai Vu
Writer: Chloe White
Producer: Thijme Grol
DoP: Martyna Jakimowska
Production design: Nathalie Charlotte Carraro
Sound: Carlos San Juan
Composer: Samuel Rapley
Colorist: Karolina Matela