TADIOTO

DREAMING OF PEACE
Vietnamese Filmmakers Move from War to Reconciliation

Saturday, January 23, 2010, 2 to 6:45 p.m.

Norris Cinema Theatre/Frank Sinatra Hall – Admission is free.

Don’t Burn!, by Vietnam’s acclaimed filmmaker Dang Nhat Minh, is based on the Vietnamese best-seller Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram, written by a young female doctor from North Vietnam who was killed during the war.

Oh, Saigon is an award-winning documentary by Doan Hoang about a Vietnamese family who fled Saigon in 1975. After 30 years in the United States, the family returns to visit relatives and to make amends with one daughter left behind.

Join us for a screening of both films and a discussion featuring the filmmakers.

Schedule of Events:
2 p.m.: Screening of Don’t Burn!
4 p.m.: Panel Discussion with Dang Nhat Minh & and Doan Hoang
4:45 p.m.: Reception
5:15 p.m.: Screening of Oh, Saigon
6:15 p.m.: Q&A with Doan Hoang

Organized by Janet Hoskins (Anthropology) and Viet Nguyen (English and American Studies and Ethnicity). Co-sponsored by the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network, Asian American Studies, the USC School of Cinematic Arts and the Center for Trans-Pacific Studies.

For more information, please visit our website or contact us at
visionsandvoices@usc.edu.
www.usc.edu/visionsandvoices
University of Southern California