THE CITY OF MIRRORS
Truong Minh Quy | 2015 | Vietnam | 14’ | Fiction
“Playing her own role, my grandmother has tried calling my late grandfather several times but his phone was always busy. As she is standing praying in front of his altar on a sunny morning, she receives a call from him. The City of mirrors is a tribute to my grandmother's humble existence. The film archives her voice, images of her, all which will soon fade away.”
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.