BA’S BOOK: Artist Talk With Ashley Duong

Ashley Duong’s Ba’s Book, Reel Asian’s opening night film, begins with her father’s memoir and unfolds with the process of recreating her family’s history of war, displacement, and migration from Vietnam. Moving between documentary, staged scenes, and intimate moments with her family, Duong uses filmmaking itself to uncover memories and guide emotion. She will unpack the creative choices behind the film — from form and performance to image and editing — and how each became a way of making space for her family while finding authenticity in the process of telling their story.

Copies of Dear Da-Lê: A Father’s Memoir of the Vietnam War and the Iranian Revolution will be available for purchase throughout the artist talk and afterwards during the Festival Happy Hour.

IN PERSON ACCESSIBILITY This presentation will feature improved air quality by our use of a HEPA-filter ambient air purifier. Reel Asian is a mask-friendly festival.

Free, open seating on a drop-in basis. Commons Lobby, fourth floor.