Trương Minh Quý was born in Buôn Ma Thuột, a small city in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. His hometown’s landscape and childhood memories are constant features in his films, in which he juxtaposes the abstract with personal images, and improvises while shooting. His films have been selected for international film festivals and exhibitions such as Locarno, New York, Clermont-Ferrand, Oberhausen, Rotterdam, Viennale, Busan and VideoBrasil. He is an alumnus of the 2012 Asian Film Academy and 2016 Berlinale Talents.

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