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13 Min., Dokumentarfilm , KurzfilmFeeling different—or feeling that she does not belong—is nothing new to Yen Nguyen: be whiter, have more German friends. From her new life in Oslo, 900 kilometres from her family, she journeys back to her roots, confronting questions of self-acceptance, identity and family.
Erst Nachts konnten wir traurig sein
8 Min., Dokumentarfilm , KurzfilmIn 1987, many Vietnamese people arrived in Germany as contract workers, hoping to build a new life. Nguyen Thi Le was one of them. On her sixtieth birthday, she looks back on her early years in Germany—a time marked by loneliness, homesickness and hope.
Zuhause ist dort, wo die Sternfrüchte sauer sind
24 Min., Dokumentarfilm , KurzfilmFilmmaker Huy Nguyen chronicles a transcontinental relationship with his grandparents, shaped by intimacy and distance. Speaking with them for the first time about a family taboo—love and emotional connection—he embarks on a personal journey that brings the intergenerational tensions within his family to the surface.
