Jessica Nguyen’s story is featured in Butterfly Soul, a documentary on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community by female director Kim Khanh of HCM City (Source internet) HCM City (VNA) - Actress and film directorKim Khanh recently launched her new project, Hon buom (ButterflySoul), a documentary on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender(LGBT) community in HCM City.
The film is about three women, Jessica Nguyen, Yen My and NhaAn, who face challenges in their careers and private lives after theirgender-reassignment operations, still a sensitive topic in Vietnam.
It focuses on sex change and same-sex marriage rights inVietnam. The work also addresses the gap between laws protecting LGBTrights and public opinion towards people in the LGBT community.
Khanh and her staff worked with dozens of transgender peopleto feature their stories in Hon Buom.
The film was funded by the President’s Emergency Plan forAIDS Relief (PEPFAR/Emergency Plan) - a US governmental initiative to addressglobal HIV/AIDS epidemic and help save the lives of those suffering fromdiseases.
Khanh began her movie career in 1991 afterwinning a top prize at a beauty contest in HCM City. She has performed indozens of TV series and films by talented directors Chau Hue and Phi Tien Son.
In 2003, she won the Mai Vang (Golden Apricot) Prize for theYear’s Best Female Film Actress presented by the HCM City-based Nguoi Lao Dong(Labourer) newspaper. She worked as a theatre director for private theatres,drama clubs and TV stations.
Her first film, Hon Buom, will be in cinemas andproduced by BHD, one of the country’s leading film producers and contributors,early next month.-VNA
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