This short film set – screening for free to high school students during VFF’s opening in-person hours – explores the often incomplete ways in which we view each other, featuring characters whose views towards others are challenged and reformed.&nbsp; The opener, Wedding Flowers, tracks a mother-daughter relationship as the proximity of returning home forces a reevaluation of resentment, loneliness, and love. No Barriers follows with the story of a hard-of-hearing girl who decides to learn American Sign Language as an adult after years of isolation from the hearing world. Together, these two films show a paradox of space – exemplifying how closeness can force new understanding of others, or how distance can force new understanding of the self.&nbsp; Going into the second half of the set, Happy Thoughts traces a high school speech and debate champion as he enters his final competition. However, when tragedy strikes, his drive and perspective on what is actually important changes irrevocably. The penultimate film, Sea Song, takes a twist on this idea of challenging perspectives as it follows a group of South Vietnamese Naval officers through what may be their last reunion. Through its unique lens of a scarcely-covered topic, the viewers ultimately receive the changed perspective through the veterans’ joy – nevertheless shaped out of trauma. In conclusion, Forever is a Delicate Thing features a young boy and his grandfather faced with losing custody as the sudden change forces what may be a final goodbye. By Tai Nguyen

A begrudgingly adept, family outcast and her overbearing mother struggle to find connection as their Vietnamese American family reunites for a wedding celebration.

Wedding Flowers

After years of isolation in the hearing world, a mainstreamed Deaf adult learns sign language for the first time.

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No Barriers (Lắng Nhìn)

An ex-captain for the Army of the Republic of Vietnam relives his experiences spending nearly 13 years in Việt Cộng reeducation camps. He speaks of the pain he endured, the family he was torn from, and the immeasurable loss he faced. Now in America and grateful for the life he has built there, he looks to a hopeful future.

Thirst for Freedom (Khát Tự Do)

Happy Thoughts follows an 18-year-old Vietnamese American, who is already a three-time state speech champion, as he enters his last National tournament with everything on the line. But when unexpected tragedy strikes, his world shatters. Grappling with grief, silence, and the weight of expectation, he must summon the courage to face not just the stage, but his own family’s unspoken pain. What begins as a quest for a final trophy transforms into a raw, urgent fight to find his voice.

Happy Thoughts

The last remaining South Vietnamese naval officers reunite in California for what will likely be the final time, finding solace with the few people who understand the complexities that shape their life histories.

Sea Song

Forever Is a Delicate Thing has mature themes. Viewer discretion is advised. When a visit from the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services interrupts the humble, kindred lifestyle of a Vietnam War immigrant and the grandson in his custody, the two spend their last days together braving what will soon become the broken pieces on which they built their lives.

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Forever Is a Delicate Thing

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