Tran Anh Hung on the Language of Cinema

Tran Anh Hung on the Language of Cinema

NEW YORK, April 8, 2026 — Acclaimed French-Vietnamese filmmaker Tran Anh Hung joins filmmaker and professor Tony Bui for a special dialogue exploring his distinctive cinematic language and creative evolution through selected scenes from his work. From The Scent of Green Papaya to Cyclo and The Taste of Things, the conversation reflects on how image, sound, silence, and performance shape deeply immersive storytelling. Presented by Asia Society in partnership with Weatherhead East Asian Institute and co-sponsored by Columbia University School of the Arts. (1 hr., 26 min.) Subscribe for more videos like this: http://AsiaSociety.org/YouTube --- Support Asia Society today: http://AsiaSociety.org/Donate --- Subscribe to our newsletter to stay connected: https://asiasociety.org/email-subscriptions --- Facebook: http://facebook.com/AsiaSociety Instagram: http://instagram.com/AsiaSociety Twitter: http://twitter.com/AsiaSociety LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/asia-society/ #asiasociety #asiasocietyarts #cinema #filmmaking