KUCI Subversity: Sad Fish at VIFF

Published: March 30, 2009, 5 p.m.

b'An interview with Sad Fish director Le-Van Kiet, by Subversity show host Daniel C. Tsang.\\n\\nSad Fish stars established actress Kieu Chinh (Joy Luck Club, Journey from the Fall) , newcomer\\nOrchid Lam Quynh (a UCI aluma), Long Nguyen (Journey from the Fall) and Jayvee Hiep Mai (Journey from the Fall). Exquisitely filmed, Sad\\nFish, a drama tinged with comedy, tells drenching stories of unconventional lives from Little Saigon, California, portrayals of nostalgia for homeland but also of daily routines of longings, relationships and domestic turmoil that transgress conventional\\nboundaries. The film also depicts male intimacy and tension between "Happy Together"-type characters played by actors Jayvee and Long.\\nInterview copyright c 2009'