Popcorn List presents: New Wave

An endearingly nostalgic exploration of the defiant Vietnamese new wave music scene, as well as a vulnerable and personal look at the filmmaker and her community’s revisiting of their unexamined past. ve - The Popcorn List New Wave - The Popcorn List prevnext New Wave - The Popcorn List thumb New Wave - The Popcorn List thumb New Wave - The Popcorn List thumb Additional Details Runtime: 1 Hr. 28 Min. Rating: Unrated Release Year: 2024 Director: Elizabeth Ai The Popcorn List Recommendation: "NEW WAVE is a stunning film that captures, with incredible nuance, poignancy, and a fair share of razor-sharp wit, a community of first-generation Vietnamese American youth in the 1980s who found solidarity through a shared love of Euro-synth dance music and punk/goth aesthetics. Beneath the music, however, lies a deeper story of intergenerational trauma, the lasting impact of the Vietnam War, and the resilience and possibility of reinvention.”DocumentaryPT1H28M2025-09-26
Ian Nguyen
Lynda Trang Dai
Elizabeth Ai
Elizabeth Ai
Elizabeth Ai
Rachel Sine
Popcorn List presents: New Wave"Popcorn List presents: New Wave"

Showtimes

September 26, 6:15 pm

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