Private Project

A lost astronaut and a city of footprints

An executive trapped in his own nightmares. In those dreams, he becomes a woman, the wife of a colleague. In those dreams, the belongings of the deceased astronaut are handed over to the wife. The woman and the bureaucracy, the executive and his recurring nightmares. How can one escapes?

  • Nguyen Nam Khue Vu
    Director
    Vu Nguyen Nam Khue
  • Nguyen Nam Khue Vu
    Writer
  • Thanh Tran
    Producer
  • Nhi Thi Tuyet Nguyen
    Key Cast
    "The wife"
  • Hoang Le
    Key Cast
    "Executive no.2"
  • An Thuc Ho
    Key Cast
    "Executive no.1"
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 7, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    12,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Vietnam
  • Country of Filming:
    Vietnam
  • Language:
    Vietnamese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Blackmagic
  • Aspect Ratio:
    3:4
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Seashorts Film Festival
    Cyperjaja
    Malaysia
    September 22, 2022
    Seashorts Competitiom
  • Macau International Short Film Festival
    Macau
    Macao
    Official Selection
  • Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand
    Clermont-Ferrand
    France
    January 31, 2023
    Europe Premiere
    International Competition
  • Festival de Cine Global de Santo Domingo

    Dominican Republic
    January 22, 2023
    COMPETITION GLOBAL SHORT
  • Festival International du film de Fribourg
    Fribourgh
    Switzerland
    March 18, 2023
    Swiss Premiere
    Short film competition
  • International Film Festival of Uruguay
    Montevideo
    Uruguay
    April 16, 2023
    International Panorama
Director Biography - Nguyen Nam Khue Vu

Khue is a director based in Vietnam. He is graduated from Newcastle University, UK and back to Vietnam in 2017. His thesis short film is selected in few film festivals. After almost 5 years, learning and re-learning the way to filmmaking, he starts to make short film again.

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Director Statement

In this film I use Absurdist philosophy as my approach. Somehow, every character in this film tries to search for meaning in this meaningless dystopian world. Besides philosophical viewpoint, those characters resonate with me on a very personal level. I experienced all administrative formalities of state organization because I was University lecturer for consecutive 3 years. It’s a bit Kafkaesque & Absurdism at the same time. Therefore, I question myself: “What if human being have to live in absurdist world at its extreme”? I want to put my characters in this extreme world to express my viewpoint about administrative formalities in Vietnam modern life. About community responsibilities and individual rights. In this world, everyone is a victim. For me, It’s not reality but if I’m lucky enough, it could reflect the world around me.