International Film Series: Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell | Vietnam | 2023

Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell | Vietnam | 2023

In Person: Apr. 23

Discussion: Apr. 29

This enthralling work from Vietnamese filmmaker Pham Thien An is a reverie on faith, loss, and nature expressed with uncommon invention and depth. The sudden death of his sister-in-law brings unexpected responsibilities to Thien, who is reluctantly tasked with bringing his five-year-old nephew Dao to their countryside hometown. On the road, Thien is drawn into a search for his long-missing older brother, haunted and spurred forward by a series of sublime dreams that reignite suppressed memories, forbidden desires, and specters of his own youth. What began as a journey home becomes a pilgrimage marked by visual splendor and mystical overtones, a quest for understanding and certainty in a Vietnam that seems unable to provide any clear answers.

Director(s): Pham Thien An | 178 minutes | In Vietnamese w/ English subtitles.

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