Director Luong Dinh Dung: I used to be a naughty and stubborn child

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"I fought constantly, took my dad's car and sold things to have money to go out, and once went to dig for gold and red stone...", director Luong Dinh Dung shared.

Director Luong Dinh Dung is the "father" of many cinematic works: Father carrying son, 578 - The madman's bullet, Sleeping city...

The male director admitted that he was a "naughty and stubborn child": "When I was young, I was a naughty and stubborn child. I fought constantly, and before my face had even healed, I fought again. I was reckless with everything, taking my father's car and selling things to have money to go out, I once went to dig for gold and red stones."

Luong Dinh Dung said that because he used to be a bad kid, he understands the feelings of children when facing expectations from adults. The male director decided to launch the Green Papaya Cinema project to create a healthy cinema playground for children, pull them away from harmful games, arouse their passion for cinema and make films from their inherent abilities.

The director shared: "I see that naughty and stubborn children sometimes have a different worldview and often go against everyone's thinking. But if we know how to shape them and have understanding, these children will become very good and useful people.

The Green Papaya Cinema project is partly aimed at those children, because I can understand their feelings. The stories I share from myself are in the hope that they will sympathize with me, I will have the opportunity to get closer to them, inspire them to make films or do whatever they like."

Luong Dinh Dung launched the project "Green Papaya Cinema" with the desire to create a cinema playground for young people.

The project started on January 20, 2024 with three main directions: Intense stories, Films of children in paradise, Sharing ideas and filmmaking to bring children to cinema, training children to know how to make films.

To reach out to young people, the project team will implement the program From City to Remote Areas to directly guide children in filmmaking. At the same time, the team will also guide through videos or online programs.

An Nguyen

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