US documentary film premiered in Hanoi
Chain Camera, a US documentary film, will be shown at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi on the evening of July 6.
The film directed by American director Kirby Dick tells about ten students at a Los Angeles high school who were given video cameras to film their lives.
There were no limitations on what they could shoot. Each of the 10 took turns to use cameras and film their lives for a week.
Like chain letters, these cameras circulated through the student body for an entire year. The final film, culled from over 700 hours of footage, is a riveting portrayal of contemporary urban teenage life.
Shot in 1999 and foreshadowing YouTube, blogs, and other DIY media that has exploded throughout culture, Chain Camera is a raw, intimate and provocative look at the thoughts, fears, and experiences of a generation on the cusp of the new millennium.
The film is shown in English with the Vietnamese subtitle.
The screening is non-profit and aims for studies and research only.
