HOA-LAN TRAN

DOCUMENTARY FILM-MAKING

Hoa-Lan Tran is currently editing two documentary films she has recorded on “The Art of Vietnamese Hand-Made Paper-Making and “The Art of Traditional Wood-Block/Vietnamese Printmaking”. Traditional Vietnamese arts and crafts are currently being threatened by the efficiencies of modern commercial technology.

We visited the village of Dong Ho in northern Vietnam to learn more about the traditional Vietnamese art of wood-block carving and printmaking. We visited the house of Nguyen Xuan Manh, master-carver, and learned the traditional techniques from him.

Scenes from “The Art of Traditional Vietnamese Wood-Block/PrintMaking” can be seen below:

“THE ART OF TRADITIONAL VIETNAMESE WOOD-BLOCK/PRINTMAKING”

Special thanks to the two cameramen,

Michael J. Clark and Nguyen Hoai Thu.

Special thanks to

Nguyen Xuan Manh – Master Carver

Dao Ngoc Han – Project Coordinator

Nguyen Thanh Yen – Project Assistant

Nguyen Kiem Oanh – Project Assistant

Cooking Staff: Family of Nguyen Xuan Manh

Chauffeur: Thang

Hoa-Lan Tran can be contacted at:

trandesign@mindspring.com

To return to earlier pages, please choose one of these links:

Home Page – Hoa-Lan Tran / Michael J. Clark Portfolios:

http://www.hoalantrangallery.com/HLT1.htm

Hoa-Lan Tran Portfolio:

http://www.hoalantrangallery.com/HLT2.htm

“The Art of Traditional Hand-Made Paper-Making::

http://www.hoalantrangallery.com/HLT6a.htm