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OPERATION BABYLIFT wins the PAAFF Documentary Audience Choice Award!

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Tammy Nguyen Lee and George Lee with adoptees Trista Goldberg, Cindy Perry-Mintz, Jared Rehberg (with wife Ying), Leigh Ann Chow, Carol Culver, Dan Burkholder and Beth Berg at the PAAFF screening.

OPERATION BABYLIFT: THE LOST CHILDREN OF VIETNAM Wins Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Documentary Audience Choice Award

Philadelphia, PA – The 2009 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival has awarded the Documentary Audience Choice Award to Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam.  The film, described as “moving and inspirational” by PAAF Executive Director Joe Kim, screened to a packed theatre on Saturday, October 10th at the Asian Arts Initiative in Philadelphia’s Chinatown.  Operation Babylift world premiered earlier this April at the Vietnamese International Film Festival, where it also won the Audience Choice Award.

Gayle Isa, Executive Director of the Asian Arts Initiative in Philadelphia, attended the screening and said, “Heart-wrenching and heart-warming, Operation Babylift shares the stories of a unique group of Asian American adoptees who illuminate our common humanity. I was moved to tears watching it, and even moreso when I saw the film’s impact on audiences who were relating their own experiences to what they were seeing on screen. A must see for anyone touched by adoption or who cares about the Asian American community and our shared human connections…”

Producer/director Tammy Nguyen Lee experienced an unexpected emotional response. “At the end of the Q&A, we asked all the adoptees in the audience to stand and be recognized. Seeing all of them standing in front of me, many who had traveled from neighboring states, I got choked up with appreciation and was just speechless. It was an amazing moment. I’m very grateful to the audience and festival organizers for such a warm reception.”

Philadelphia adoptee Sarah Lawrence who was also in attendance said, “Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam made me feel tremendously proud to be part of one of the greatest humanitarian efforts in American history. As a member of this small group of individuals, so precious and innocent, I am forever thankful for all those individuals who risked their lives so that I could have a one. While we faced many challenges in our lives and continue to struggle with new ones, we must cherish in the simple fact that we are alive today and we can have an impact in this world. This film reminds us all that as human beings we have the remarkable capacity to love one another, care for one another and help one another…even those we don’t even know.”

Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam tells the significant, yet untold story of the $2 million U.S. initiative that airlifted over 2,500 Vietnamese orphans out of a war-torn country from the impending threat of the Communist regime.  These adoptees grew up facing unique challenges in America, including prejudice overshadowed by a controversial war and cultural identity crisis.  Featuring compelling and insightful interviews of the volunteers, parents, and organizations directly involved, the documentary takes a contemporary look at Operation Babylift and its relevance to international adoption today. The feature documentary was a passionate team effort that took over 4 years to produce and is currently making its way through the film festival circuit. For more information, please visit www.TheBabylift.com

ATG Against the Grain Productions is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization dedicated to promoting Asian American cultural awareness through compelling media projects, while also raising funds for international orphanages.  For more information please visit www.AgainstTheGrainProductions.com.

Operation Babylift continues its exclusive film festival release this fall at the following festivals:

San Diego Asian Film Festival – 2:00 pm, Saturday, October 24th, Mission Valley Hazard Center UltraStar Theatres

Vancouver Asian Film Festival – 1:30 pm, Sunday, November 8th, Cinemark Tinseltown

St. Louis International Film Festival – 5:00 pm, Saturday, November 21st, Landmark Tivoli Theatre

For more information, please visit the official film website – http://www.thebabylift.com

OPERATION BABYLIFT: THE LOST CHILDREN OF VIETNAM to Screen at the 10th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival

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DALLAS, TX – Dallas based non-profit ATG Against the Grain Productions is honored to present Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam at the celebratory 10th anniversary of the San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) at the Hazard Center UltraStar Theatres in San Diego, California.  The award-winning documentary described as “Amazing…compelling and hard hitting,” by Bolsavik.com screens at 2 pm on Saturday, October 24th.  The Vietnamese International Film Festival (VIFF) presents the film, with producer/director Tammy Nguyen Lee, along with several cast members scheduled to be in attendance.

Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam tells the significant, yet untold story of the $2 million U.S. initiative that airlifted over 2,500 Vietnamese orphans out of a war-torn country from the impending threat of the Communist regime.  These adoptees grew up facing unique challenges in America, including prejudice overshadowed by a controversial war and cultural identity crisis.  Featuring compelling and insightful interviews of the volunteers, parents, and organizations directly involved, the documentary takes a contemporary look at Operation Babylift and its relevance to international adoption today.

Lee Ann Kim, Executive Director of the San Diego Asian Film Foundation said, “Operation Babylift reveals a story of the Vietnam War that many are unaware of, dealing with the most precious and tiniest victims – the children. The San Diego Asian Film Festival seeks to share such untold stories, as we believe sharing these stories of war, history, and ultimately – hope – helps us understand more about the world and about each other.”

Cast member Lyly Koenig adds, “As an adoptee, Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam is a story that resonates deep within my soul. It’s an historical and honorable piece of American and world history. The public will not only enjoy this amazing film, but be enlightened by a story they may not be acquainted with. This is a film you don’t want to miss!”

Producer/Director Tammy Nguyen Lee, a graduate from UCLA’s Producers Program, is proud to return to Southern California to showcase the film at the SDAFF. “The San Diego Asian Film Festival has an excellent reputation for supporting Asian American filmmakers. It’s an honor to be a part of this landmark festival year and share this timely and inspirational story.”

Tammy Nguyen Lee fled Saigon with her mother more than 30 years ago.  A UCLA film major graduate Lee founded ATG Against the Grain Productions to promote Asian American cultural awareness through compelling media projects, while also raising funds for international orphanages.  For more information please visit www.AgainstTheGrainProductions.com.

Tickets and show times to the screening are available online or at the box office.

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OPERATION BABYLIFT to Screen at the 2009 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival

OPERATION BABYLIFT: THE LOST CHILDREN OF VIETNAM TO SCREEN AT

2009 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival

DALLAS, TX – On Saturday, October 10th, ATG Against the Grain Productions will screen Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam at the 2009 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (PAAFF), which runs October 9 – 11.  The award-winning documentary described as “Amazing…compelling and hard hitting,” by Bolsavik.com shows at 2 PM in the Asian Arts Initiative (AAI) located at 1219 Vine Street in Chinatown, Philadelphia.

Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam tells the significant, yet untold story of the $2 million U.S. initiative that airlifted over 2,500 Vietnamese orphans out of a war-torn country from the impending threat of the Communist regime.  These adoptees grew up facing unique challenges in America, including prejudice overshadowed by a controversial war and cultural identity crisis.  Featuring compelling and insightful interviews of the volunteers, parents, and organizations directly involved, the documentary takes a contemporary look at Operation Babylift and its relevance to international adoption today.

“The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival is proud to screen “Operation Babylift” by Tammy Nguyen Lee,” said Joe Kim, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival.  “The documentary is a moving and inspirational film that we are excited to be screening to a Philadelphia audience.”

Producer/Director Tammy Nguyen Lee, a graduate from UCLA’s Producers Program, adds, “We are excited to be included in this year’s Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival and look forward to the opportunity to bring this powerful story to a broader audience.”

Tammy Nguyen Lee fled Saigon with her mother more than 30 years ago.  A UCLA film major graduate, Lee founded Dallas based ATG Against the Grain Productions to promote Asian American cultural awareness through compelling media projects, while also raising funds for international orphanages.  For more information please visitwww.AgainstTheGrainProductions.com.

Tickets and show times to the screening are available at http://www.phillyasianfilmfest.org/.

OPERATION BABYLIFT in the Epoch Times

Thank you to the Epoch Times for mentioning Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam at the Asian Pacific American Festival in Washington D.C. You can view the original article here.

DC Film Festival Celebrates 10 Years of Giving Voice to Asian Americans

By Ronny Dory
Epoch Times Staff Oct 6, 2009

Tara Linh Leaman (left), Associate Producer of Operation Baby Lift: The Lost Children of Vietnam, Jared Rehberg (center), and Director of Parallel Adele, Adele Pham (right) speak at the 10th anniversary of DCAPA Film Festival in Washington, D.C. (Ronny Dory/The Epoch Times)
WASHINGTON―The Asian Pacific American (DCAPA) Film Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary presenting a 10 day festival featuring films directed, produced by or starring Americans of Asian Pacific Islander descent and other Asian Diaspora in locations throughout Washington, D.C from Oct. 1 through Oct. 10.

This year’s DCAPA Film Festival presents over 20 documentary and feature films, over 50 short films, and two workshops and panel discussions.

“We want to provide an outlet to help [Asian American film makers] make it to the next step, whether that means finding a distributor for their films or connecting with other film makers that they can work with,” said Anna Petrillo president of the APA Film, Inc. Board of Directors.

It is part of the DCAPA Film festival mission to bring attention to the creative outputs of Asian Pacific Americans (APA) and to raise awareness and act as catalyst for discussion of issues facing APA communities.

This year’s festival opened with a screening of the documentary film 9500 Liberty directed by Annebel Park and acclaimed director Eric Byler (Charlotte Sometimes, Americanese). 9500 Liberty presents a battle between citizens and elected officials over immigration-related policies in Prince William County, Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C.

Other films presented at the festival include Parallel Adele, a short film about two Adeles, two half- Vietnamese women, working on similar projects of self discovery, self perception, societal acceptance and life as American children of immigrants; Operation Baby Lift: Lost Children of Vietnam, a documentary film which introduces the now grown- up children of “Operation Baby lift” a U.S. led initiative  that airlifted more than 2,500 orphans, many of the biracial children of American soldiers and Vietnamese women, out of Vietnam on the eve of the fall of Saigon in April 1975.

Another film at the festival is Project Kashmir, a documentary film which follows directors Senain Kheshgi and Geeta V. Patel into the Kashmir region, where they attempt to understand the causes of the conflict, war, and terrorism that engulfs the region surrounded by Pakistan, India, and China. All three films were well attended at the Freer and Sackler Gallery Meyer Auditorium.

The festival is dedicated to George C. Lin, founder of the DCAPA film festival, who passed away on Oct. 14, 2008 at age 37 of a rare lifelong disease. Since 2003, Lin was the Associate Festival Director for the San Diego Asian Film Foundation. Prior to his involvement in the Arts, Lin was in the science profession.

“We have grown every year and now have over 50 volunteers,” said Anna Petrillo.
 
This year’s festival was entirely staffed by volunteers that spent a year preparing for the festival. Film screenings are being held at noted locations including: the Landmark E Street Cinema, Freer & Sackler Gallery of Art Meyer Auditorium, The Navy Memorial Theatre, the Canadian Embassy, and the Goethe-Institut, the German Cultural center: a forum for films, discussion, reading art and language.

Ann Tran, volunteer programmer for the DCAPA, described one the best features of the DCAPA to be diversity of the films, telling stories from East Asian and South East Asian communities. “The festival is a good activism focal point for me,” said Tran, describing how the festival unites her interest in entertainment and Asian American culture. Ms. Tran is also a student at George Washington University.

This year’s festival also marks the first recipient of the George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award which will be presented to Tze Chun, director of Children of Invention, a family drama about economic hardship and the pursuit of the American dream. Children of Invention will be screened on the closing night of the festival at the Goethe-Institut followed by a scheduled Q&A with the director and a reception.

The George C. Lin Emerging Film Maker Award was established to recognize young and talented filmmakers that have shown a commitment to filmmaking with in the Asian and Asian American genre.

The DC APA Film Festival continues up to Oct. 10. For more information and a complete film schedule, visit http://www.apafilm.org.

 

OPERATION BABYLIFT: THE LOST CHILDREN OF VIETNAM to Screen at the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival

DC Asian Pacific Film Festival Oct 1-10, 2009
DC Asian Pacific Film Festival Oct 1-10, 2009

DALLAS, TX – On Sunday, October 4th Dallas based non-profit ATG Against the Grain Productions is honored to present Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam during the 10th Annual DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival (DC APA).  The award-winning documentary described as “Amazing…compelling and hard hitting,” by Bolsavik.com screens at 12 noon at the Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art located at 12th & Jefferson Drive in Washington, DC. Adoptee cast members Jared Rehberg and Tara Leaman will be in attendance for the Q&A.

Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam tells the significant, yet untold story of the $2 million U.S. initiative that airlifted over 2,500 Vietnamese orphans out of a war-torn country from the impending threat of the Communist regime.  These adoptees grew up facing unique challenges in America, including prejudice overshadowed by a controversial war and cultural identity crisis.  Featuring compelling and insightful interviews of the volunteers, parents, and organizations directly involved, the documentary takes a contemporary look at Operation Babylift and its relevance to international adoption today.

Tad Doyle, Director of Programming for the DC Asian Pacific American Film, said “Operation Babylift reveals the human consequences of conflict and the sometimes tragic choices forced upon families and individuals.  Through incisive interviews and archival footage, the history of this airlift and its aftermath are presented in complex, rich detail. The DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival is proud to present this little known story of survival and hope.”

Producer/Director Tammy Nguyen Lee, a graduate from UCLA’s Producers Program, adds, “It is an honor to screen at the Smithsonian. We are excited to be included in this year’s DC APA and look forward to the opportunity to bring this powerful story to a broader audience.”

Tammy Nguyen Lee fled Saigon with her mother more than 30 years ago.  A UCLA film major graduate Lee founded ATG Against the Grain Productions to promote Asian American cultural awareness through compelling media projects, while also raising funds for international orphanages.  For more information please visit www.AgainstTheGrainProductions.com.
Tickets and show times to the screening are available at http://www.apafilm.org/festival-2009/tickets/.

OPERATION BABYLIFT: THE LOST CHILDREN OF VIETNAM Debuts to Packed House at Dallas FilmAsia Fest

DALLAS, TX – Locally based non-profit ATG Against the Grain Productions debuted Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam in front of a standing room only crowd at the Dallas Museum of Art’s Horchow Auditorium during the inaugural filmAsiafest on Friday, September 25th.  The feature documentary, described as “amazing…compelling and hard hitting” by Bosavik.com, details the 1975 United States airlift of over 2,500 Vietnamese orphans during the tumultuous time leading up to the Fall of Saigon.

The documentary’s Producer/Director Tammy Nguyen Lee said: “It was such an amazing experience to share this film in my hometown with friends and loved ones who have supported and stood by me for so many years. I’m grateful to filmAsia for the opportunity to let others know about this truly universal story as well. This is a night I’ll never forget. “

In addition to Ms. Lee, many cast and crew members were also in attendance, including George Lee (Executive Producer), Jared Rehberg (Associate Producer, adoptee), Jessica Schoenbaechler (Associate Producer),  Jim Zimmerly (crash survivor), Mary Nelle Gage (Friends For All Children volunteer), Chris Tonick (editor) and Seth Pascale (editor).

Operation Babylift screened as part of filmAsia, a new film initiative created by the Trammell Crow Collection of Asian Art.  Chiho Mori, Director of filmAsia said, “FilmAsiafest was thrilled to showcase Dallas premier of Tammy’s directorial debut film. Crow Collection’s filmAsia program is in part about supporting local talent like Tammy. We know that this is just the beginning for Tammy. We are confident that she will continue to create great films.”

Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam tells the significant yet untold story of the $2 million dollar US initiative that airlifted over 2,500 Vietnamese orphans out of a war-torn country to protect them from the impending threat of the Communist regime.  These adoptees grew up facing unique challenges in America, including prejudice overshadowed by a controversial war and cultural identity crisis.  Featuring compelling and insightful interviews of the volunteers, parents, and organizations directly involved, the movie takes a contemporary look at Babylift and its relevance to international adoption today.  The feature documentary was a passionate team effort that took over 4 years to produce and is currently making its way through the film festival circuit. For more information, please visit www.TheBabylift.com

ATG Against the Grain Productions is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization dedicated to promoting Asian American cultural awareness through compelling media projects, while also raising funds for international orphanages.  For more information please visit www.AgainstTheGrainProductions.com.

Dallas premiere of "Operation Babylift"
Dallas premiere of "Operation Babylift"

To view pictures from the screening and Cocktails for a Cause, click here.

WIF.D Spotlights Tammy Nguyen Lee!

Women in Film Dallas sat down with ATG president, Tammy Nguyen Lee, about her childhood, inspirations, and current project “Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam”. See the interview on the WIF.D website.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: TAMMY NGUYEN LEE
The Crow Collection of Asian Art introduces filmAsiafest this weekend and one of the highlights is the Dallas premiere of local filmmaker, and longtime WIF.D member, Tammy Nguyen Lee’s documentary “Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam”.

The film tells the untold story of a U.S. government project called “Operation Babylift,” a $2 million dollar initiative that airlifted over 2,500 Vietnamese orphans out of a war-torn country to protect them from the impending threat of the Communist Regime.

Lee will attend the premiere along with a few of those who were saved by this project that is described as one of the most humanitarian efforts in history.

Date: Friday, September 25, 2009

Time: 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Where: Horchow Auditorium, Dallas Museum of Art

Reservations required. $7 for Friends of the Crow Collection and students. $10 for non-members. Call 214-979-6438 or visit www.crowcollection.org to register.

Please also visit these sites for more information:
www.AgainstTheGrainProductions.com
www.TheBabylift.com
www.TammyNguyen.com

How did you get started in this Industry?

I started out as a theatre kid, performing in plays at school and never shook the acting bug. It was during college that I made a clear shift into wanting to do more behind the camera work, including directing and producing. While finishing out my film degree at SMU, I found a wonderful agent, Suzanne Horne, and became a professional actor. However, I still wanted to become more involved in the creative and business process. After graduating from the UCLA’s Producers Program, I worked in the LA scene for a while at a literary agency, a major studio and a music video production company.

How did you get involved with Women In Film.Dallas?

I received the WIF.D College Scholarship when I started at UCLA. (Thank you, Joan Murphy-Rosenzweig!) When I returned home to Dallas several years later, I wanted to become more active in an organization that had supported my first steps. I became a member, then Meredith Stephens convinced me to join the Board of Directors. I started first as Membership Co-Chair, then Programs Co-Chair, and it was a great learning experience. Some of my greatest gal pals were made during my time as a Board Member.

Who is your role model? Mentor?

My mom, who is a first generation immigrant, taught me the importance of working hard, staying focused and never giving up. When you lose your country and have to start completely over with little more than the shirt on your back, life and the idea of freedom gets put in a different perspective. Nothing is hard, nothing is unattainable, every day is a new chance. She also taught me to be ambitious but still focus on the strength of family and community. I’ve always found women who can balance career and family incredibly inspiring, especially those who find the time to give back. I’ve also been lucky to have a number of mentors along the way, including generous and patient teachers, professors, bosses and other industry professionals to whom I’m very grateful.

What is your favorite part about working in this Industry?

Getting to be a part of a creative process and telling peoples’ stories that can inspire and move others is really a great challenge, but is very rewarding. It’s a total adventure.

What area in the Industry would you still like to learn about? Or intrigues you?

I’ve been fortunate enough to get to put on many hats and try many things, but I would like to do more screenwriting and directing in the future.

How do you feel about your role as a female in this Industry?

As a woman, there’s an opportunity to represent a unique voice and perspective. I’ve never felt like being a woman is a hindrance, but the game is sometimes played with different rules and maybe you have to juggle a thing or two or three just a bit more. Women are hardwired with amazing talents to multi-task, build relationships and see all the fine details. As a producer, those are great skills to have in your bag of tricks.

What project are you currently working on?

I recently finished a passion project that took nearly four years, Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam, which is currently being released exclusively through film festivals nationwide and premieres in Dallas on September 25th. At AMS Pictures, I also am in development and production on a number of reality projects for major cable networks (“I can’t talk about it yet”), including our latest series for WE tv, Girl Meets Gown, which will start airing sometime in 2010. It’s great to be busy, no complaints!

Who would you like to work with in the future?

Hugh Jackman…does that need an explanation?

As a child, what occupation did you imagine yourself in before you became involved in this business?

When I was young, I dreamt of being an astronaut. I was obsessed with space and the stars. Then I figured out how much calculus you have to know and said “forget it.” In the end, my passion for storytelling won out, and I’ve been doing that every since. My job still puts me a bit in outer space, and I get to catch a star or two on occasion.

What is your best production war story?

Sometimes, I feel like every day is a bit of a battle. You strap on your armor and defend the idea you’re passionate about, pushing the boundary of what other people can believe or understand a little bit further. Operation Babylift was a passion project and a war story, and in many ways became a personally healing journey. In four years of dogged persistence, we faced constant juggled travel with no budget, building relationships and earning the trust of interviewees all over the world and convincing them to tell their story, and doing all this in whatever spare time I could find. Luckily, we had a crew with a heart of gold and people who supported our cause along the way. In the end, we survived and produced a film that is touching the lives of people everywhere. Plus, out of Babylift was borne our 501(c)(3) non profit, ATG Against The Grain Productions, which continues the message of helping orphans in Vietnam.

Do you have a favorite Book? Musical? Play? Film?

Book: Illusions, The Joy Luck Club, The DaVinci Code

Musical: Miss Saigon, Wicked, Phantom of the Opera

Films: I love all kinds and genres, but my guilty pleasures include Edward Scissorhands, Love Actually, Nottinghill, Grease I and II and anything with Hugh Jackman.

What is your favorite color?

Used to be pink, now it’s blue, but I still love pink.

What is in your CD player? Ipod?

U2, Coldplay, George Michael, John Legend, Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani, Frank Sinatra

What would you like to leave as a legacy? My passion for film, food and family. Here’s how to nominate and “spotlight” one of your fellow WIF.D members.  This is where we lightheartedly spotlight one of our own with questions that are easy and fun so get your answers ready because you never know whom we’ll ask next.

Operation Babylift in Pegasus News!

Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam and ATG  graces the pages of yet another article in Pegasus News in Dalllas. You check out the original article here! Thank you Pegasus!

Monday, September 14, 2009

Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam celebrates its Dallas premiere on Sept. 25

BY JOHN P. MEYER

Having already taken the Audience Choice Award from the 2009 Vietnamese International Film Festival (and been selected for a range of other festivals around the globe), Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam will be making its first appearance before North Texas audiences on Friday, Sept. 25 at the Horchow Auditorium in the Dallas Museum of Art.

Dallas Premiere: “Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam”

  • When: Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Where: Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), 1717 North Harwood Street, Dallas
  • Cost: $7 – $10
  • Age limit: Not available

Filmmaker Tammy Nguyen Lee, founder of Against the Grain Productions and advisory committee member for Women In Film.Dallas, will be on hand after the screening to host a question/answer session for attendees.

In 1975, Ross Meador was a long-haired hippie volunteer for Friends of Children of Vietnam; here's what he looks like today with his family.

In 1975, Ross Meador was a long-haired hippie volunteer for Friends of Children of Vietnam; here’s what he looks like today with his family.

During the closing days of the Vietnam War, then-President Gerald Ford approved an initiative to airlift 2,500 Vietnamese orphans out of the country in advance of the communist takeover. Nguyen Lee’s 72-minute documentary deals with the lives of some of the volunteers, parents, and organizations directly involved in this operation, and gets up close and personal with some of the “lost children” 35 years after the fact.

The music used in the film is contributed by Asian American artists such as Jared Rehberg and Thomas’ Apartment.

The film screening is hosted by filmAsiafest and presented by the Dallas Film Society. Tickets are $7 for members and students, and $10 for non-members.Click here to register for this reservations-only event, or call 214-979-6438.

Operation Babylift Is Going to Washington!

We are very excited to announce Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam will be screening once again on the East coast and has been selected for the 10th Annual DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival!

The film will be shown at 12 pm on Sunday, October 4th at the Smithsonian Freer Institute in Washington, DC.

Stay tuned for further details!