The Sống Collective Live! is a series of free virtual discussions to bring together, spotlight and celebrate Vietnamese diasporic creatives in theatre, film and media spaces for the community, by the community. All events are free and online for public viewing.

Presented in collaboration with Jes Vũ

Stay tuned for announcements on any upcoming panels!

VIET ACTORS: DO THE HUSTLE

A conversation among Vietnamese American/Canadian actors.

PANELISTS: Andrew Phung (Kim’s Convenience); François Chau (The Expanse); Chantal Thuy (Black Lightning), Levy Tran (MacGyver)

MODERATOR: Carolina Do (The Sống Collective) With a musical performance from MINH

FROM PAGE TO SCREEN: VIET SCREENWRITERS

A conversation between Vietnamese American screenwriters in TV and Film from Hollywood to Vietnam. A look into their journey, their work and their craft.

Featuring: Eirene Donohue (Lifetime’s A Sugar & Spice Holiday), Vicky Luu (NBC’s Superstore), Leon Le (Song Lang)

Moderated by Hoai-Tran Bui (Slash Film). With a musical performance from Tony Aidan Vo.

VIET PLAYWRIGHTS GONE ROGUE

To kick off 2021, we at The Sống Collective are bringing together Vietnamese diasporic playwrights – QUI NGUYEN (“Vietgone) from the United States, CHI VU (“Coloured Aliens”) from Australia and TUYEN DO (“Summer Rolls”) from the UK to discuss their craft, their career and writing diasporic Vietnamese stories for stage. Moderated by freelance journalist and theatre critic DIEP TRAN (American Theatre, NBC Asian America). With a musical performance from ÊMIA.