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Viet films shown (free) at OC Film Fiesta

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Bolsavik

The Orange County Film Fiesta, part of the Santa Ana two-weeks’ long festivities, will be hosting a Vietnamese Cinema Night this Saturday, preceded by a wine reception at VAALA Center also in Santa Ana. The films shown are: “Touch” by … Continue reading →

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‘Dust of Life’ to open today

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Bolsavik

  The hard-hitting Viet teen angst movie Dust of Life (in Vietnamese: Bụi Đời) opens tonight with a charity fundraising screening, followed by wide release in 4 cities. The first showing tonight, 7pm at the Star Performing Arts Center in … Continue reading →

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‘Bolinao 52′ wins 2 Emmy awards

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Bolsavik

Remember the Bolsavik was telling you here that the boat-people documentary “Bolinao 52″ was nominated for regional Emmy in two categories? Well, it won both. Yep, two nominations, two wins. The film, directed by first-time director Duc Nguyen, won the … Continue reading →

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‘Bolinao 52′ nominated for regional EMMY; film to air nationwide

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Bolsavik

The documentary film about the horrific experience of 110 boat people left stranded at sea, leaving only 52 survivors, has been nominated for a regional Emmy award. The film “Bolinao 52,” directed by Duc Nguyen, is nominated in two categories, … Continue reading →

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‘Bolinao 52′ in OC today

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Bolsavik

The refugee boat left Vietnam with 110 people, but after being stranded at sea, only 52 lived to land in the Phillipines. The horrific journey lasted 37 days and people on the boat had to resort to cannibalism to survive. The … Continue reading →

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ViFF wound down, awards given to top films

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Bolsavik

The Vietnamese International Film Festival, after an exhilerating 11-day run, wound down Sunday with another full day of screening, a closing film, an award ceremony, all topped by an exciting Closing Gala with deejay and live music. ViFF’s choice for closing … Continue reading →

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Dustin Nguyen undresses, kisses Cate Blanchett

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Bolsavik

ViFF continues today at UC Irvine with a couple sets of shorts and a special spotlight session on Dustin Nguyen who, several years ago, starred in the action TV series “21 Jump Street” as Officer Harry Truman Ioki – a … Continue reading →

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Faces seen at ViFF’s opening night

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Bolsavik

Celebrity par excellence: Even the TV reporter/host wanted to take a souvenir picture with Dustin Nguyen. To the right above is Thang Dinh Nguyen, the head of Boat People S.O.S. who will be on a ViFF panel discussion. In the … Continue reading →

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