SYNOPSIS
Mr. Phương lives isolated from the outside world by cardboard boxes. There, he eats, sleeps, reads books, writes poetry, keeps a diary, designs circuit boards, and repairs electronic devices.The greatest inconvenience is the lack of electricity, which prevents him from soldering his beloved circuit boards and fulfilling the mission he has set for himself.
However, one day, suddenly like a blessing from above, he was invited to a charity home where he found everything he needed for the long-awaited change.
CREDIT
Director: Dương Trịnh Hà Đăng
Dương Trịnh Hà Đăng is an independent art practitioner in Hanoi. Graduating with a law degree, Đăng left the legal profession to pursue community-oriented art and cultural initiatives. He founded “blur cinema” – a very small, mobile cinema screening art films at independent cafes and non-traditional spaces. In 2024, Đăng participated in the Varan Vietnam documentary workshop and made his first documentary film, “Thiên Ân”.
Genre: Documentary
Production: Varan Việt Nam | Trần Phương Thảo
Cinematography: Dương Trịnh Hà Đăng
Sound:
Nguyễn Văn Thanh, Trần Thị Phương Thảo, Nguyễn Thị Ánh, Cầm Đức Hiệp, Nguyễn Thiên Ân
Editing: Phạm Đức Thắng, Aurélie Ricard
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