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[VIDEOS]
I have always felt that my videos are just an extention of my photography work. All videos here are still looking at the themes of adoption. Currently I turn to video more than any other medium and is usually a conduit to my performances. In 2007 I did a short City & Guilds production course, however the nature of my video does tend to be single take or simple edits, in the future I hope to work on a more ambitious video pieces.
I have explored many aspects of my adoption, but I have been wary of looking to the Vietnamese Refugee side. I have only ever really stated that my birth mother was a refugee (even in a documentary I did for Noise Festival) but I have been very distanced from this fact. I saw that there was going to be a local refugee film festival (Exodus) and this is the video I produced for it.
[Row Your Boat]
Row Your Boat 1min 40sec [Play]
Experimental piece about how I feel about the Vietnamese Refugee boat experience.
My Life in the News 5mins 23sec [Play]
Short documentary using old BBC footage of the Vietnamese Refugee boat people and the Hong Kong Hand-over.
Her Mother's Daughter 10mins 33sec [Play]
Both me and my (adopted) mum hold hands in an intimate piece.
Candles 16mins 47sec [Play]
Exploring the feelings of birthdays and thoughts behind whether or not my birthmother remembers me.
T-Shirts 6mins 44sec [Play]
Three different t-shirts represents the different aspects of my background/culture, British, Vietnamese and Chinese.
