Phạm Ngọc Lân, Cu Li Never Cries, 2024 (film still)
Film
Cu Li Never Cries
Part of CAAMFest 2025
Saturday, May 10, 2025
3 p.m.
Floor 1, Phyllis Wattis Theater
$15 General Admission
$13 Senior/Student/Person with Disability
Tickets can be purchased on the CAAMFest website
A woman clings to dimming links to her past after inheriting a pygmy slow loris from her long-estranged husband. Meanwhile, her niece prepares for marriage and ponders an uncertain future with her fiance. The multiple Vietnamese meanings for cu li — an unskilled laborer, a primate, and a golden chicken fern plant — inspire Phạm Ngọc Lân’s first feature-length film, where the present and Vietnam’s complex history poetically intertwine.
Film Details
Director: Phạm Ngọc Lân
Year: 2024
Running time: 92 min.
Country/Region: Vietnam
Language: Vietnamese