Song of the Stork / Vu khúc con cò (2002)
STORYLINE for SONG OF THE STORK: "From Ha Noi, those young guys join army to protest their country. They left behind their family, love, youth and carried hopes, faith and dreams. Van is poem. May (means Lucky) always smiles. Manh is just a kid. Lam is secret agent in city. Their own stories are told by a lot of people who survive after Vietnamese War, from both of sides." (Written by Phan Xi Ne / On IMDb).
Directed by:
Jonathan Foo
Phan Quang Binh Nguyen
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order):
Wayne Karlin
Duy Tom Nguyen
Quang Sang Nguyen
> Bon Thu
SONG OF THE STORK premiered in 2002 in select cinemas in Singapore, after travelling the international festival circuit. The film has since had a single pressing into DVD in Japan. No other media exists (that I know of),
The Vietnamese title of the film is "Vu khúc con cò", for which “Song Of The Stork” is a (literal) translation of. The film is in Vietnamese.
I had led the 17-strong all-Vietnamese Art Department as Production Designer for this project, circa 1999-2000. This is and was my one and only "overseas" shoot/project (thus far).
I had also done the entire storyboard for this film (a snippet showcased below, cheers), and designed online, as well print collaterals, such as the movie poster (featured up top), which I will attempt to add them to the blog as I discover them amongst my hoard.
Featured below are production images and stills for the feature, alas in low-resolution (Also featured here on Facebook). I certainly hope to post larger resolution (not many though), and as well delve into behind-the-scenes of the Design and Art for sets/settings, cheers.
(Last blog-update November 2nd, 2023)
