Every two years Ysa D. Le and the volunteers at the Vietnamese International Film Festival do an extraordinary job showcasing the latest in Vietnamese film talent. As residents of Orange County we are blessed to have this weeklong event based here. If you're interested, hop over to UCI on Sunday. The last set of films begins at noon. There is an awards ceremony at 6 and the world premiere of Dust of Life at 7 p.m.
Congratulations for another great festival to Ysa, To-Phuong Tran, Jenni Trang Le, Linda Trinh Vo, Helena Tran and Hang Nguyen.
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