How Your Culture Impacts Your Creativity (with Vietnamese Writer/Producer Mai Luu Ly)

Mai Luu Ly is a Vietnamese filmmaker seeking to improve her society through story. Today, we talked about the fascinating world of Vietnamese storytelling in film and literature, and how censorship and culture affect story.

The films Mai Lưu Ly worked on as a producer and sales agent include:

– Country of Blind (2023) IMDb 8.2/10; Rotten Tomatoes 5/5 Script Acquired by Oscars’ Library One of three Indian films considered for the 2024 Academy Award nominations https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10944832/ 

– Borrowed Time (2023) International Film Festival Rotterdam 2024, Göteborg Film Festival 2024, Hochiminh City International Film Festival 2024 Busan Review by Screendaily https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/borrowed-time-busan-review/5185982.article 

– The Agency (2024) Directed by George Clooney, starring Michael Fassbender, Richard Gere Paramount+ Showtime Originals Based on the series Le Bureau des Légendes of France Canal+ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAxMy31nffA

LISTENER RESPONSES

We hear from many of you about your inventions! We’d love to know what YOU have invented as well.

HEY JON MEYERS

Emily tests if Jon Meyers can guess what this contraption is.

CALL TO ACTION

Pick a stereotypical situation, but put it in a strange setting. See what happens!

Links to things we mentioned

The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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