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Vu T. Thu Ha

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Vu T. Thu Ha is an interdisciplinary artist who works primarily in film, photography and conceptual art.[1]

Vu's 2006 feature film Kieu, running time 74 minutes, in English, with Vietnamese dialogue,[2] was inspired by Vietnamese epic poem Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu), by Nguyen Du.[3] Kieu premiered in March 2006 at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.[3]

Vu is also the director of 16mm films Each Night (2001) and Shut Up White Boy (2002).[1] Shut Up White Boy, a comedic film that screened nationally and internationally, is about a young white man with an Asian fetish who "gets his cumuppence when the diner's staff of asian dykes decide on taking creative revenge."[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "ViFF Participating Filmmakers". Viet Film Fest. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. ^ Harve y, Dennis. "Review: Kieu". Variety. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Vu T. Thu Ha and Locus Arts". creativeworkfund.org. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Shut Up White Boy (2002)". IMDB. Retrieved 8 March 2015.