After his sister-in-law's death, Thiên journeys through rural Vietnam to find his nephew's father. It soon becomes clear that he's searching not only for his brother, but also for himself. After ...

Kino Lorber has picked up North American rights to Pham Thien An’s debut feature “Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell.” The Vietnamese drama appeared in Cannes’ Director’s Fortnight section and was winner ...

I try not to be too dogmatic these days about telling people that there are certain movies they should see only on the big screen. That said, if there is one movie right now that you should see in a ...

Thien An Pham’s debut feature follows a prodigal son’s search for both his missing brother and something worth living for. An intimate three-hour epic of deliberate pacing, Vietnamese writer-director ...

An uncommonly strong debut from the Vietnamese director Pham Thien An asks existential questions without answers. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

There’s a single-take sequence in “Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell” that, over roughly 20 minutes and less than a mile’s journey, seems to distill a small corner of eternity. We are somewhere in the ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

The complex dance of doubt and religious faith is frequently cast in terms of a quest. One might be “on a faith journey,” or be “a lost soul,” or be “searching” for meaning and the divine — all images ...

There’s a single-take sequence in “Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell” that, over roughly 20 minutes and less than a mile’s journey, seems to distill a small corner of eternity. We are somewhere in the ...