THE MOTHERLOAD (2024)
An imaginative telling of the story of a Vietnamese American mother-daughter duo who, in their attempt to heal the rift between them, reenact and satirize scenes from celebrated Vietnam War films while depicting a diasporic reality. Two inventive storylines complicate The MOTHERLOAD to levels of absurdity. Both of these glide in and out beneath the narrative backbone of Jessca and Kim’s personal story, and reflect the stunning disconnect between the Vietnamese diaspora and the world’s understanding of their presence.
Directors: Van Tran Nguyen, Alex Derwick.
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Sang Tran as Kim |
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Van Tran Nguyen as Jessca |
| Directing | Van Tran Nguyen | Director |
| Directing | Alex Derwick | Director |
| Writing | Van Tran Nguyen | Writer |
| Writing | Alex Derwick | Writer |
| Camera | EP Press | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Brendan Picone | Music |
| Sound | Patrick Burgess | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Tam Le | Colorist |
| Editing | Alex Derwick | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Zhang Mengtai | VFX Artist |
