Dừa (Coconut)

Canada20238 minVietnamese, English with English subtitlesWorld PremiereDirected By Women, Drama, Family-friendly

A tender short film about a daughter who attempts to chop a coconut for her dying father.

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Directors Bio

*Carthy Ngo

Carthy Ngo is a Vietnamese Chinese Canadian from Southern Ontario who is exploring filmmaking for the first time while working as a speech-language pathologist by day. She is inspired by the stories of love and loss that she has come across through her work and in life, and hopes to provide comfort with her art.

This film is part of the Shorts Presentation: UNSUNG VOICES 12 shorts programme.

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