Live in Cloud-Cuckoo Land

August 6, 2022

Synopsis

May nhu’ng khong mu’a is a modern tale of Kafka in Vietnam-a country in the middle of a transformation. The film feels like a piece of cultural news with daily events: a wedding, traffic congestion, a robbery, a mystical metamorphosis and a love story.

About the author

Pham Hoang Minh Thy & Vu Minh Nghia

PHAM HOANG MINH THY (Vietnam, 15/03/1996) She had her debut short film “The graduation of Edison” selected in the 2019 Singapore IFF. “Live In Cloud-Cuckoo Land” – her latest short co-directed with Vu Minh Nghia was selected for the 2020 Venice Film Festival. She is currently developing her first feature film, “Daughter of the Mountain God”.
VU MINH NGHIA (Vietnam, 30/03/1984) He has a Master’s degree in Theory, History, and Criticism of Film. “Live In Cloud-Cuckoo Land”, his latest short he co-directed with Minh Thy, was selected for the 2020 Venice Film Festival. He is currently developing his first feature film, “Bubble Era”.