# Event Details - **Event Name**: OH, SAIGON: A WAR IN THE FAMILY (2007)(NR)(Sun. 5/3) 2:00p - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 03 May, 2025 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 03 May, 2025 at 05:00 pm - **Event Description**: Remembering 50 years since the fall of Saigon, Gardena Cinema and the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival present two documentaries.About this EventFRIENDS OF GARDENA CINEMA and VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS in conjunction with the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival presents a special commemorative event 50 years after the fall of Saigon and the Vietnam War.50 YEARS FROM THE FALL OF SAIGON2 FEATURED DOCUMENTARIESOH, SAIGON: A WAR IN THE FAMILY (2007)Director: Đoan Hoàng Curtis Runtime: 57 minutes Production: USA, Vietnam Genre: DocumentaryLanguage: English, Vietnamese with English subtitlesProduced by Đoan Hoàng Curtis; Associate Producers: Su Kim, Ham Tran & Jessica LudgroveExecutive Producers: Julie Goldman, John Battsek & Frank Campbell, With ITVS and Center for Asian American MediaOne of the rare Vietnam War documentary films made by a Vietnamese-born director, Oh, Saigon gives a Vietnamese perspective of the Vietnam War and its end. Airlifted out of Vietnam on April 30, 1975, Đoan Hoàng's family was on the last civilian helicopter out of the country at the end of the Vietnam War. 25 years later, she sets out to uncover their story. Her father, a former South Vietnamese major, confronts his political differences with his brothers, whom he never mentioned to his children. Meanwhile, Hoàng tries to reconcile her own survivor guilt with her half-sister, who was mistakenly separated from the family during the escape.Awards: 2008 Grand Jury Prize (Documentary) at LAAPFF, Best Brooklyn Film & Best Documentary at 42nd Brooklyn Arts CouncilHonors: Recipient of Sundance Documentary Fund Award, ITVS Open Call Award, Center for Asian American Media"Đoan Hoàng Curtis is an extraordinary, award-winning filmmaker. Đoan was on that last helicopter in the Fall of Saigon as a three-year-old child, already deeply traumatized by a war that, for her family, has never really ended. After living in refugee camps and growing up in Kentucky, Đoan has spent her life attempting to understand and heal these wounds, and her art speaks to that desire for deep peace and compassion."— Elizabeth Gilbert, Author of Eat, Pray, Love & Big MagicTHE END OF THE ROAD (2025)Director: Brian Knappenberger. Runtime: 1 hour 22 minutes Genre: DocumentaryProduction: USA, Vietnam Language: English, Vietnamese with English subtitlesProduced by Đoan Hoàng Curtis, Tommy Nguyen, Bo Kovitz, and Keven McAllisterExecutive Producers: Sarah Huisenga, Clare Tucker, Sabrina ParkeSynopsis: To win re-election, Nixon plots an impossible peace deal and cuts all aid to allies in South Vietnam. President Thieu and the South Vietnamese are left in turmoil, setting off chaotic, desperate evacuations that became the Fall of Saigon. 50 years later, Americans, South Vietnamese, and North Vietnamese reflect on their experiences in the war and its aftermath. A surprising admission is made by a communist politician about the treatment of the South Vietnamese.Final Episode from Netflix's Turning Point: The Vietnam WarMade by the team that created Netflix's Turning Point series: The Bomb & the Cold War and Turning Point: 9-11 and the War on TerrorABOUT THE SERIES:Netflix Announces "Turning Point: The Vietnam War" Series on 50th Anniversary of the Fall of South VietnamIn commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the fall of the Republic of Vietnam, Netflix will release its landmark documentary series "Turning Point: The Vietnam War" on April 30, 2025.Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Brian Knappenberger, the series features the expertise of Vietnamese-American producers. Tommy Nguyen (multiple Emmy-nominated documentarian and former NBC News producer whose family fled Vietnam on April 20, 1975) and Đoan Hoàng Curtis (award-winning director of "Sài Gòn Ơi: Một Gia Đình Trong Cuộc Nội Chiến"). Hoàng Curtis escaped during the final hours of the Republic on the last airport evacuation helicopter taking Vietnamese as the child of a Republic of Vietnam Air Force major.This comprehensive series presents the Vietnam conflict through three perspectives, tracing foreign involvement from French colonization through American intervention, major, shocking, battles and social upheavals, the changing political leadership and viewpoints of both the Republic of Vietnam and US, the withdrawal of American support from the Republic, the final attempts to save the Republic of Vietnam, the difficult post-war years, and finally, the healing and reconciliation (including an admission of wrongdoing by a communist Vietnamese politician) that has emerged 50 years later."Turning Point: The Vietnam War" offers revelatory insights into America's complex relationship with the Republic of Vietnam, including previously undisclosed details about President Diem's assassination, previously classified White House recordings showing the intricate relationships between Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon who often kept their South Vietnamese allies from key diplomatic discussions and limiting access to crucial information, and President Thieu's painful, impassioned resignation speech following America's final withdrawal of support, leaving the country without defense.The series adeptly portrays both American and Republic of Vietnam perspectives through gripping firsthand accounts of the Hue Massacre, the devastating 1968 Tet Offensive, dramatic combat footage, the desperate final evacuations and the poignant end of the Republic. Viewers will bear witness via archival footage of the brutal realities faced by those imprisoned in re-education camps and follow perilous journeys of those who fled by helicopter, plane, and boat, while gaining remarkable new understanding of the covert military operations and espionage tactics employed by communist forces during their campaigns.Distinguished voices from the Republic of Vietnam featured in the documentary include historian and former ARVN Colonel Pham Ba Hoa, who provides personal insights into the Diem assassination; journalists Vũ Thanh Thủy and Nancy Bùi, who reported on the Tet Offensive attacks and the Hue Massacre; and Chung Tử Bửu, a captured air force pilot who endured 14 years in communist prisons, and Hoàng Đức Nhã, an advisor of President Thiệu's who speaks candidly about Nixon’s back room treaty betrayals and the US abandonment of aid to the Republic of Vietnam.The series also features Dr. Huỳnh Minh Tòng, and Janet Bùi, who experienced family separations as Hugh Van Es snapped the iconic rooftop helicopter photograph of them; authors Jackie Bông Wright and Lê Ly Hayslip; former Republic of Vietnam congressman and current American judge Nguyễn Trọng Nho who escaped the north as his family was being killed in communist land reform.Additional context is provided by Vietnam scholars Liên-Hằng T. Nguyễn (Columbia University), Tường Vũ, (US Vietnam Research Center), and USC professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the Sympathizer, Việt Thanh Nguyễn.Special Guests From "The End of the Road":Janet Bùi - Former Saigon student, photographed getting on the famous Hugh Van Es rooftop helicopter evacuation (pictured in 2nd up to helicopter and 3rd image from top, right)Judge John Nho Trong Nguyen - Former Republic of (South) Vietnam congressman, now an Orange County Superior Court judge, who escaped through the US EmbassyTommy Nguyen - Series producer, who left South Vietnam as an infant on April 20, 197From "Oh, Saigon"An Hoang - Mother of filmmaker, Fall of Saigon escapee, who left other daughter in VietnamVan Tran - The daughter left behind who escaped Vietnam by boat, and became a New Wave singer in the 1980s & 90s.Introducing Dylan Le, Van’s son and little boy in Oh, SaigonTHIS IS AN INDOOR CINEMA EXHIBITION. PLEASE PURCHASE ONE (1) TICKET PER PERSON.ONE (1) admission ticket is required PER PERSON! If tickets are not available on Eventbrite, please purchase your tickets at the box office on the day of the event.FAQ'sWHAT TIME DOES THE MOVIE START?OH, SAIGON: A WAR IN THE FAMILY (2007) starts on Sunday, May 3, 2025 at 2:00 pm and THE END OF THE ROAD (2025) starts at 3:00 pm. A filmmaker panel with Doan Hoang Curtis and several special guests from both documentaries will be held after the end of the last documentary.WHAT TIME CAN I ARRIVE?Attendees will be allowed to enter the auditorium up to 30 minutes prior to show time.WHERE DO I PARK?Free parking is available in the parking lot adjacent to the Gardena Cinema on the north side.WHERE IS GARDENA CINEMA?Gardena Cinema is located at 14948 Crenshaw Blvd, Gardena, CA 90249.HOW DO I REDEEM MY TICKET?Upon purchase, ticket will be emailed to you as a PDF attachment from Eventbrite. When you arrive to the event, please show the entrance attendant the bar code on your ticket at the entrance to the cinema, either by holding up your printed version, or by displaying it on your phone or smart device. Attendant will scan it to check you in, and you'll be good to go into the auditorium!CAN I BRING FOOD / SNACKS?NO! This is an indoor screening. Please do not bring outside food or drinks inside the cinema. Tasty refreshments and fresh popped popcorn will be sold at the cinema snack bar.WILL YOU HAVE RESTROOMS?YES! Gardena Cinema's lobby, snack bar, and restrooms will be open.MAY I BRING MY PET WITH ME?Sorry, PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE ACTUAL CINEMA BUILDING, (where restrooms and snack bar are located).WILL YOU BE HOSTING MORE OF THESE?YES! We intend to continue curating and programming some of the BEST cinema in Los Angeles County! We provide both an intimate Drive-In style setting, as well as traditional indoor cinema experiences. Please support by following us on Instagram and Facebook -- we'll keep you posted on our screenings and events! @GardenaCinemaFollow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @GARDENACINEMA.Website: www.gardenacinema.comhttps://youtu.be/c84PopkP3_Q?si=hmeFMacELzncJp3O - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gardena/oh-saigon-a-war-in-the-family-2007nrsun-5-3-2-00p/100001320635589599 - **Event Categories**: art, entertainment, literary-art, festivals, music, exhibitions, nonprofit, performances, it, theatre, kentucky-derby - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Gardena - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Gardena Cinema - **lat**: 33.8960608 - **long**: -118.3263563 - **full address**: Gardena Cinema, 14948 Crenshaw Boulevard, Gardena, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: OH, SAIGON: A WAR IN THE FAMILY (2007)(NR)(Sun. 5/3) 2:00p - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/8e84f3cdf48ba2801b7e4c5199c4afa035fcf89a18820c42d800a260341dafae-rimg-w189-h266-dc5eaac4-gmir.jpg?v=1745273179 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is OH, SAIGON: A WAR IN THE FAMILY (2007)(NR)(Sun. 5/3) 2:00p being held? - **A:** OH, SAIGON: A WAR IN THE FAMILY (2007)(NR)(Sun. 5/3) 2:00p takes place on Sat, 03 May, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 03 May, 2025 at 05:00 pm at Gardena Cinema, 14948 Crenshaw Boulevard, Gardena, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing OH, SAIGON: A WAR IN THE FAMILY (2007)(NR)(Sun. 5/3) 2:00p? - **A:** OH, SAIGON: A WAR IN THE FAMILY (2007)(NR)(Sun. 5/3) 2:00p is organized by Gardena Cinema. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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