HOW GREEN THE CALABASH GARDEN WAS
Truong Minh Quy | 2016 | Vietnam | 15’ | Documentary
Together with director Truong Minh Quy, a Vietnamese veteran recreates the horrors of the Cambodian genocide in naive drawings in a lush calabash garden. A sincere, personal short film with an unexpected twist when the director starts reflecting on the veteran’s story in an original manner.
Truong Minh Quy was born in Buon Ma Thuot, a small town in the central highlands of Vietnam. The landscapes of his hometown and his childhood memories are constant components of his films, in which he juxtaposes the abstract with personal images, and improvises while shooting. His films have been selected in international festivals and exhibitions such as Locarno, New York, Clermont-Ferrand, Oberhausen, Rotterdam, Viennale, Busan and VideoBrasil. He is an alumnus of the Asian Film Academy 2012 and Berlinale Talents 2016. He is currently researching new media at Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains in France.