Take part in Viet Nam’s first cine-concert experience with the screening of Dust & Metal, a creative documentary feature film that will be presented with a live music score.
The music will be composed by San Francisco-based Vietnamese electronic artist Xo Xinh, with sound design by Hanoi-based artist Nhung Nguyễn. This female-lead production (directed by Esther Johnson) offers audiences a rare and exciting opportunity to explore film from the archives of the Viet Nam Film Institute.
There will be two screenings, accompanied by two engaging workshops, all open to the public and seeking to explore socio-cultural themes of understanding between the UK and Viet Nam.
About the collaborators
Produced by Live Cinema UK in partnership with TPD - The Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents, in collaboration with the Vietnam Film Institute and Monsoon Music Festival.
About the Director - Esther Johnson
Esther is an artist and filmmaker working at the intersection of artist moving image and documentary. She is former recipient of the Philip Leverhulme Research Prize for Performing and Visual Arts and is Professor of Film and Media Arts in the Art and Design Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
About the Composer - Xo Xinh Nguyen
Xo Xinh is an acclaimed Vietnamese electronic musician with numerous collaborations in many top chart records of Vietnamese acclaimed artists and is currently Director of Audio and Music Technology at the University of Silicon Valley, USA.
How to take part
The Dust & Metal cine-concert experience will come to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in October 2023.
- Hanoi
October 2023
Dust & Metal Cine-Concert
Workshop with Esther Johnson and Xo Xinh - Ho Chi Minh City
October 2023
Dust & Metal Cine-Concert
Workshop with Esther Johnson and Xo Xinh