Rooftop Lempicka
Director(s): Nguyễn Lương Hằng
Film description: 2002 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. While her mother is expecting their second child, young Thi befriends Ngoc, a club waitress who has just moved in as a tenant in their family home. As their friendship grows, she discovers that Ngoc is secretly a sex worker. Meanwhile, an art book of Tamara de Lempicka’s female nudes, stolen from a bookshop, silently bears witness.
Writer(s): Nguyễn Lương Hằng
Producer(s): Nguyễn Mai Ka, Nhi Bùi, Lê Quỳnh Anh, Raul Garcia Jr.
Editor(s): Mira Thu
Country of origin: Vietnam, USA
Principal cast: Jury Quỳnh Lâm, Ngô Phương Thảo, Hoàng Trần Minh Đức, Ngô Quang Tuấn, Ngô Nhan Đức Huy
Language: Vietnamese
Year: 2025
Duration: 20 min
Premiere status: Maryland premiere
