The River That Holds Our Hands(2025)
A documentary director, with Aunt Po Wah’s 70-year-old photo, searches Saigon but finds only memories. Her stories of family and longing shared in Teochew, China, intertwine with Vietnam’s present, casting him adrift in a dreamlike reality.
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