Ham Tran's film JOURNEY FROM THE FALL, traces the route of the boat people, from Vietnam to America, and the fate of those left behind.
JOURNEY FROM THE FALL is an award-winning film that finally reveals the untold story of what happened to millions of Vietnamese after the fall of Saigon.
Determined not to let one of the most pivotal events in modern history be forgotten, director Ham Tran has crafted a searing epic that traces the route of the boat people, from Vietnam to America, and the fate of those left behind.
Starring Kieu Chinh and Long Nguyen, and winner of 12 international film awards, JOURNEY FROM THE FALL has been hailed by critics as "striking in its timeliness, unforgettable in its impact."
Click on JOURNEY FROM THE FALL screenings to see where you can catch JOURNEY FROM THE FALL, at a theater near you.
The 2007 New York Korean Film Festival wantsto see your work.
If you're a Korean / Korean American filmmaker with a great short film, or are a non-Korean filmmaker whose short film deals with a subject relevant to Korea, the 2007 New York Korean Film Festival want to see your work.
Submission deadline is May 30, 2007. Submission contacts will be notified on acceptance. If your film is selected to run, you'll be given free tickets to the festival, a write-up in the festival program book and a chance to personally introduce your short film to the audience.
Short
Film
Submission
Guidelines
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Submissions
must
run
no
longer
than
40
minutes.
-
Submissions
must
meet
at
least
one
of
the
following
two
criteria:
1.)
Key
principals
of
the
film's
cast
and
crew
(i.e.
lead
actor
or
actress,
producer,
director
or
screenwriter)
must
be
of
Korean
descent.
2.)
The
film's
subject
matter
must
have
cultural,
historical
or
political
relevance
to
Korea.
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Submissions
must
be
made
in
DVD
format
(any
NTSC
region).
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Submissions
not
dubbed
in
English
must
include
English
subtitles.
The
NYKFF
will
not
provide
subtitling
services.
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Submissions
arriving
before
the
May
30
deadline
require
no
entry
fee.
-
Submissions
will
be
accepted
up
until
a
secondary
deadline
of
June
30,
2007.
Films
submitted
after
the
May
30
deadline,
however,
must
be
accompanied
by
a
$25
penalty
fee
.
Submissions
may
be
sent
to:
Yuni
Cho,
Program
Officer
New
York
Korean
Film
Festival
The
Korea
Society