Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Fest- Tues 5/4 @ 6pm
WHAT: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film FestWHEN: Tuesday, 5/4 Reception @ 6pm, Screening @ 7pm, Panel @ 8pmWHERE: 111 N. Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA INFO/TICKETS: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Fest FACEBOOK EVENT: http://tinyurl.com/laapfilmfest This will be a great event! Father Vien, Mimi Nguyen, and S. Leo Chiang will be in attendance. Use the […]
Council on Foundations Film & Video Festival (Denver, CO)- 4/25 @ 8:30pm
WHAT: Council on Foundations Film & Video FestivalWHEN: SUN 4/25 @ 8:30pm – 10:00pmWHERE: Denver, CO We are one of just two films to receive the Henry Hampton Award at the Council on Foundations Video and Film Festival this year! Please visit the their webpage for more information. Dir. S. Leo Chiang will be in […]
Katrina at Five Conference (New Orleans, LA)- Wed 3/24 @ 9:15am
WHAT: Katrina at Five Conference, New Orleans, LAWHEN: Wed 3/23 @ 9:15 am WHERE: New Orleans, LA FACEBOOK EVENT: http://tinyurl.com/katrinaatfive Director S. Leo Chiang to attend. Please visit the Katrina at Five Conference page for more information. Presented by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP).
San Francisco Asian Am Film Fest (SF/San Jose)-Sat 3/13, Tue 3/16, Sat 3/20
WHAT: San Francisco Int’l Asian Am Film Festival INFO/TICKETS: San Francisco Int’l Asian Am Film Festival. Members of Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) receive discounts. FACEBOOK EVENT: http://tinyurl.com/sfiaaff Screening #1 WHEN: Sat 3/13 @ 2:15 pmWHERE: Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, 1881 Post St @ Fillmore, SF Screening #2 WHEN: Tue 3/16 @ 9 pm WHERE: […]
Arizona State Univ (Tempe, AZ)-Thurs 2/4 @ 5p
WHAT: Screening at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZWHEN: Thurs 2/4, 5-7pm; FridayWHERE: ASU Education Lecture Hall 117, Tempe, AZ TICKETS: Free screening for members of the ASU community Film screening and discussion with Leo on Thurs 2/4 from 5-7 pm. Leo will also visit two large undergrad APA Studies classes on Friday. Please visit the […]
Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival (Lafayette, LA)
WHAT: Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival–Screening #1 WHEN: Saturday, Jan 30 @ 1:15pWHERE: Lafayette Public Library South Regional Branch • 6101 Johnston St.. Lafayette, LA 70503 WHAT: Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival–Screening #2 WHEN: Sunday, Jan 31 @ 1:15p WHERE: Lafayette Public Library Main Branch • 301 W. Congress St., Lafayette, LA 70503 […]
Home Video Holiday Offer!
Happy Holidays from A Village Called Versailles. In celebration of the season, we are offering a special 20% off holiday discount on home video copies now through December 18th. It makes a great gift for your friends and family! Thank you for supporting independent filmmaking.
Mimi Nguyen at Austin Asian Am Film Fest
Here is Mimi Nguyen, who was the first Vietnamese American to work for New Orleans City Council, talking about the long term development plan for Versailles at the Austin Asian American Film Festival this past weekend.
November Update
A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES caps off a great October by winning our second award–an AUDIENCE AWARD at the New Orleans Film Festival! Thanks to all of you who came out and supported us at all of our various festivals stops. November kicks off with Versailles’ most famous resident making big news. Rep. Joseph Cao (R-New […]
PBS broadcast! Tue 5/25 @ 10pm
WHAT: PBS Broadcast on the series “Independent Lens” WHEN: Tue 5/25 @ 10pm WHERE: Your Living Room! FACEBOOK EVENT: http://tinyurl.com/pbsvcv See it on prime time PBS as a part of the Independent Lens series hosted by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Here is our PBS trailer:
Boston Community Screening, Sun 11/22 @ 11:30 am
WHAT: Boston Community Screening in Fields Corner WHEN: Sun 11/22 @ 11:30 am WHERE: Vietnamese American Community Center • 42 Charles St., Boston, MA 02122 TICKETS: No admission fee. Open to public. Free screening at the heart of Boston’s Vietnamese American community in Fields Corner. The film will be screened with Vietnamese subtitles. Director S. […]
UMass Boston Screening, Fri 11/20 @ 1pm
WHAT: UMass Boston Screening sponsored by Asian Am Studies Program WHEN: Fri 11/20 @ 1 – 3:15pm WHERE: Snowden Auditorium, Wheatley Bldg., 1st Flr, Rm 088, UMass Boston TICKETS: No admission fee. Open to public. The students from UMB Asian American Studies program provided us with some of the most compelling video footage in the […]
Versailles youth launches oral history project – VAYLA Stories
The Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans (VAYLA-NO) launches the VAYLA Stories website, which is “a youth-led oral history and documentary project to celebrate the lives of New Orleans’s Vietnamese and neighboring communities.” There are currently 11 stories posted. Check out what the young people in Versailles have to say about topics from […]
Advancing Justice Conference, Los Angeles 10/29 @ 4p
WHAT: Advancing Justice Conference WHEN: 10/29 @ 4pm WHERE: The Center at Cathedral Plaza • 555 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 TICKETS: Open to conference attendees Q&A with Director S. Leo Chiang and activist Uyen Le.
VERSAILLES wins Audience Award at New Orleans Film Fest!
A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES has just been awarded the Audience Award for Documentary Feature at the New Orleans Film Festival. Needless to say, we are totally beside ourselves to snag our second award in a week. A big THANK YOU to all the folks who came out to see the film in New Orleans. Our […]