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Nho Huynh Cong

Immortal

Fiction | mov | couleur | 14:0 | Viet nam | 2022

A 20-year-old boy falls in love with an 18-year-old girl but his family forbids him. The girl threw herself into the sea to keep their love forever. Heartbroken by the death of his lover, he went to the city to work until he was old before returning. While walking by the beach, he imagined the girl returning, the two telling stories, then a tree and disappearing.

Hu?nh Công-Nh? (b. 1991 in ?à N?ng City, Vietnam) started his first approach to art throught cinema. Completely self-taught, atured through the programme Autumn Meeting, a film event for young potential international filmmakers. In 2022, Công-Nh? explores painting as another way of expression. His works draws inspiration from his films, experimenting how an image could change when transforming from moving to still pictures, while still maintaining a direct link to his thoughts and inner world. He emphasizes that individual experiences and choices have a broader responsibility, as well as social and political implications. A recent selection of shows and awards of Hu?nh Công-Nh? includes: Hanoi Grapevine Selection, 2023, Hanoi, Vietnam; Th?ng bé bán kem, Top 14 Excellent Projects - CJ Short films Project, 2023; Top 14 Xinê House Grant, HCMC, Vietnam, 2022; N? Cái Bùm Biennial Art Week, Da Lat, Vietnam, 2022 ; Grandma's Broken Leg, Youth Jury Award - Competition SEA Short Film - 32nd Singapore International Festival Film, 2021 ; Projet de court métrage Ghost Dog, Top 14 Short film project CJ Entertainment, 2021 ; Top 12 Short film project Honor Lotte Cinema, HCMC, Vietnam; 2021.