Written/Directed/Produced by: My-Hanh Lac

Music Score by: Lauren Urroz

Full Credits: - IMDB

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Budai was accepted into the Festival de Cannes 2017 short film corner.

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Premiere film screening with live music score performance was held at the Brava Theater Center in San Francisco.

 

Conducted by: Lauren Urroz

Live Guzheng Performance / Recording: Kathy Qianqian Jin

Live Cello Performance: Misha Khalikulov

Live Viola Performance: Jason O'Connell

Live Violin Performance: DuMarkus Davis

Live Violin Performance: Valentyna Ivrii

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Synopsis:

My, a 10 year-old, Vietnamese-American girl, finds a family heirloom that transports her back in time to relive her family's escape during the Fall of Saigon. The journey takes her through a symphony of refugee peril and self-discovery as she experiences first-hand the stories she was never told.

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