Trần Văn Thủy

Directing

Trần Văn Thủy

Nam Dinh, Vietnam

Trần Văn Thủy is an acclaimed Vietnamese documentary film director. He has directed more than twenty documentary films on a wide variety of themes.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Living as One Should poster
6.3

A Vietnamese documentary on human suffering and the meaning of kindness.

Living as One Should

1987

Living as One Should poster
6.3

A Vietnamese documentary on human suffering and the meaning of kindness.

Living as One Should

1987

Hanoi Through Whose Eyes? poster
NR

A melancholic meditation on the capital, considering official narratives of ancient elegance alongside the reality of long welfare lines and neglected monuments.

Hanoi Through Whose Eyes?

1983

Hanoi Through Whose Eyes? poster
NR

A melancholic meditation on the capital, considering official narratives of ancient elegance alongside the reality of long welfare lines and neglected monuments.

Hanoi Through Whose Eyes?

1983

No artwork available
NR

The story starts from a corner of the park, then the film crew takes viewers to a family with great tragedies. The question that the filmmakers asked can also be a question for each of us: "I came to Son and his family many times, many days, until this small movie ended. I still haven't I completely understand why and how these people can overcome the rapids of life in such a simple and leisurely way. Is it because of faith? I'm not sure yet. Or is it because they know respect? peace in the spiritual life of a human life?"

Story from the Corner of a Park

1996

No artwork available
NR

The story starts from a corner of the park, then the film crew takes viewers to a family with great tragedies. The question that the filmmakers asked can also be a question for each of us: "I came to Son and his family many times, many days, until this small movie ended. I still haven't I completely understand why and how these people can overcome the rapids of life in such a simple and leisurely way. Is it because of faith? I'm not sure yet. Or is it because they know respect? peace in the spiritual life of a human life?"

Story from the Corner of a Park

1996

The Sound of the Violin in My Lai poster
10.0

A short film that examines the history and legacy of the My Lai massacre, an incident of the Vietnam War in which hundreds of Vietnamese civilians were massacred by U.S. Army soldiers.

The Sound of the Violin in My Lai

1999