Mai Huyền Chi is a Vietnamese writer-director whose films explore how history, power, and silence shape the stories a society tells about itself. Working closely with communities, she creates intimate portraits where personal lives intersect with larger forces. She is currently developing her debut fiction feature, The River Knows Our Names.
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The Whale Hunters Of Pamilican, Grantee of British Council's Connections Through Culture
The River Knows Our Names, recipient of the Qcinema Project Market Southeast Asian Award
Where Shall I Lay This Body won best project at Interfilm Script Pitch in November 2025
Tracing The Living Grounds, DISEGNO Journal,
50 Years of Forgetting (2025), documentary
The River Runs Still (2024), official selection at Asian World Film Festival.
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