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March 2018
Film Night: Sandy Lives (Đời cát)
This complex, engaging film from the late 90s by director Thanh Van is based on the excellent script of writer Nguyen Quang Lap who was inspired by novel Three people at the train station by Huu Phuong. The film deals with the long-lasting effects of war on people’s lives in a sea-side village somewhere in Central Viet Nam. A man named Canh, is returning to his village after a 20 years absence, after Vietnam’s reunification. His wife, Thoa, has been faithfully…
Find out more »Film night: The Whistleblower of My Lai
***PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND THIS EVENT. DETAILS BELOW*** The Whistleblower of My Lai (2017) A Clarity Films production Director: Connie Field Writer: Harriet Scott Chessman Composer: Jonathan Berger The Whistleblower of My Lai captures the artistic journey of the Kronos Quartet as they create an opera about the My Lai massacre, one of the darkest moments of the Vietnam war, with composer Jonathan Berger, tenor Rinde Eckert and master Vietnamese musician, Van-Anh Vo. It tells the…
Find out more »April 2018
Book club: Last Night I Dreamed of Peace
This is a Vietnamese focussed Book Club where we discuss books either written by Vietnamese authors or books based in Vietnam. We encourage women and men of all nationalities to join and be part of this evening book club that meets every first Thursday in a month. This activity is organised by Friends of Vietnam Heritage. The book we are discussing this month is Last Night I Dreamed of Peace a Diary of Dang Thuy Tram. She was a 24…
Find out more »Excursion: Bá Dương Nội Village – Part 1
**PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND THIS EVENT. DETAILS BELOW** Bá Dương Nội village is a 1,000 year-old kite making village; generations have kept this tradition alive. The kites are made in the shapes of crescent moons or boats, attached to wooden flutes. The wind passes through the flutes making lovely soft melodies. The village dates back to the 10th century Dinh dynast. Bá Dương Nội has a reputation as one of Vietnam’s major kite flying centres. (to quote from VoV): “The…
Find out more »City Walks: Ba Đình and the French Quarter (Khu phố Pháp)
*** PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND THIS EVENT. DETAILS BELOW*** This walking tour gives an overview of the changes to Hanoi that started in the French period (1869-1954). We touch on the development of the education system, town planning and architecture (including that of the political and diplomatic centre) as well as other eclectic information regarding past and present Hanoi as we walk along. Starting at Chu Văn An school (established by the French as the High School of the Protectorate,…
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