Shortlisted
On Healing Land, Birds Perch (2025)
Oscar Qualifier · Documentary Short Film · 33 min
Đất Lành Chim Đậu
Director
Naja Pham Lockwood
On Healing Land, Birds Perch is a 2025 documentary short film running 33 minutes, directed by Naja Pham Lockwood — an Oscar-shortlisted short at the Academy Awards. It is available to watch free on LA Times Short Docs.
Synopsis
Through the lens of Eddie Adams' Pulitzer Prize-winning "Saigon Execution" photograph, a Vietnamese-born filmmaker brings together the children of the men in that image to explore intergenerational trauma and reconciliation.
Participants / Featured (as credited)
June Nguyen
Self
Loan Nguyen
Self
Thong Nguyen
Self
Huan Nguyen
Self
Nguyen Ngoc Loan
Archival
Nguyen Van Lem
Archival
Where to Watch
Sources
- Shortlist AMPAS 98th Oscars Shortlists Retrieved Dec 17, 2024