Spring Roll Dream
UK / Animation / 10' / HD / Color / 2022
Linh is a Vietnamese single mother who’s successfully forged a life for herself and her son in America. But when her father visits from Vietnam and insists on cooking the family a traditional Vietnamese meal, Linh is confronted with the past and culture she left behind...
Director: Mai Vu
Script: Mai Vu, Chloe White
Director of Photography: Martyna Jakimowska
Producer: Thijme Grol
Music: Sam Rapley
Editing: Mira Thu
Sound: Carlos San Juan Juanchi
Cast: Elyse Dinh, Bui Bai Binh, Jarlan Bogolubov
CV
Mai Vu is an animator/ animation director from Sai Gon, Vietnam.In 2020, she started the MA for Directing Animation at the National Film and Television School, UK, to further pursuing her directing career and telling stories from Asian perspective.
Filmography
Room 2020
Onion 2020
Exam 2020
Spring Roll Dream 2022
Festivals Attended
Cannes Film Festival
Discover Film Awards
San Francisco Short Film Festival
Yugo BAFTA Student Awards Shortlist
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Bucheon International Animation Festival
Discover Film Awards
Festival Stop Motion Montreal
Awards
Best Animation - San Francisco Short Film Festival