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Mom, Dad... I Want to Be a Porn Star contains discussions of sexuality. Viewer discretion is advised.
There is no way around it. Sometimes, work is just really hard. In this set, filmmakers show us labor and all of the personal complications it brings.The documentary Black Hat, White Hat: the Legendary Hacker Hieu PC gives us Hieu’s perspective as he goes from an identity thief in Vietnam to a prison in the U.S. When Mary decides she wants to tell her parents she wants to be a pornographic actress, it results in amusing and serious conversations in Mom, Dad…I Want to Be a Porn Star.
Temporary Living and Tailor Made are two documentaries of men who work as diasporic subjects. In Temporary Living, we learn Thao’s story of moving to East Germany as a contract laborer, and, in Tailor Made, Tam Nguyen moved from Vietnam to Canada and now has forty-three years of experience as a tailor under his belt. Woodshed and You Will be Fine brim with tension, as we see the pressure of being on the job. In Woodshed, Ben wants to be a professional saxophonist despite his asthma, making it physically difficult for him to perform. In You Will Be Fine, a chef feels the emotional burdens and the historical weight of the recipes he is making in the kitchen. Through this set, we see what people will do to achieve their dreams, pursue their passions, or even just survive.
By Chenglin Lee
Hieu was one of the world’s most prolific and hunted criminals from 2007 to 2013, when he operated a massive international identity theft scheme from his home in Vietnam. His method was to steal personally identifiable information (names, Social Security numbers, bank account data) and sell it to become rich. 100,000 USD a month rich; 900 x the average Vietnamese monthly salary at the time. Hieu was pursued relentlessly by the Secret Service, until his eventual capture in Guam in 2013. After years in prison, he was granted early release, returning him to his family in Saigon. In that time he transformed, in spirit and ethics, which led to his current role with the Vietnamese government capturing criminals just like his former self. This is his story, and his incredible redemptive arc.
- Year2023
- Runtime14:06
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryViet Nam
- DirectorKeshia Hannam, Paul Vi Minh Nguyen
- ScreenwriterKeshia Hannam
- ProducerTram Pham, Paul Vi Minh Nguyen,
- CastHieu Minh Ngo
- CinematographerHa Hoang, Tan Trong Truong
- EditorQuang Vu
- AnimatorMinh Sy Ho, ToBe Nguyen
- MusicMike Pham, An Nam Label
Mom, Dad... I Want to Be a Porn Star contains discussions of sexuality. Viewer discretion is advised.
There is no way around it. Sometimes, work is just really hard. In this set, filmmakers show us labor and all of the personal complications it brings.The documentary Black Hat, White Hat: the Legendary Hacker Hieu PC gives us Hieu’s perspective as he goes from an identity thief in Vietnam to a prison in the U.S. When Mary decides she wants to tell her parents she wants to be a pornographic actress, it results in amusing and serious conversations in Mom, Dad…I Want to Be a Porn Star.
Temporary Living and Tailor Made are two documentaries of men who work as diasporic subjects. In Temporary Living, we learn Thao’s story of moving to East Germany as a contract laborer, and, in Tailor Made, Tam Nguyen moved from Vietnam to Canada and now has forty-three years of experience as a tailor under his belt. Woodshed and You Will be Fine brim with tension, as we see the pressure of being on the job. In Woodshed, Ben wants to be a professional saxophonist despite his asthma, making it physically difficult for him to perform. In You Will Be Fine, a chef feels the emotional burdens and the historical weight of the recipes he is making in the kitchen. Through this set, we see what people will do to achieve their dreams, pursue their passions, or even just survive.
By Chenglin Lee
Hieu was one of the world’s most prolific and hunted criminals from 2007 to 2013, when he operated a massive international identity theft scheme from his home in Vietnam. His method was to steal personally identifiable information (names, Social Security numbers, bank account data) and sell it to become rich. 100,000 USD a month rich; 900 x the average Vietnamese monthly salary at the time. Hieu was pursued relentlessly by the Secret Service, until his eventual capture in Guam in 2013. After years in prison, he was granted early release, returning him to his family in Saigon. In that time he transformed, in spirit and ethics, which led to his current role with the Vietnamese government capturing criminals just like his former self. This is his story, and his incredible redemptive arc.
- Year2023
- Runtime14:06
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryViet Nam
- DirectorKeshia Hannam, Paul Vi Minh Nguyen
- ScreenwriterKeshia Hannam
- ProducerTram Pham, Paul Vi Minh Nguyen,
- CastHieu Minh Ngo
- CinematographerHa Hoang, Tan Trong Truong
- EditorQuang Vu
- AnimatorMinh Sy Ho, ToBe Nguyen
- MusicMike Pham, An Nam Label