SOLACE
By Mimi Nguyen
Artist Statement
Artist Bio
Mimi Nguyen, a second generation Vietnamese Canadian, pursued a degree in Sociology and Asian Canadian Asian Migration (ACAM) to better understand her diverse Việt Kiều communities in Vancouver. While she had felt suffocated working inside the abstract domain of academia, she found a release in communicating her ideas through film
Originally a school assignment, Solace is an attempt to make sense of my father’s peace. We were asked to make a short film without music or dialogue. Immediately, I thought of my father’s prayers. For years I had resented the fact that my piano schedule were muted by his time of worship. However, as I planned for a film without conventional sounds I slowly saw how his prayers were as important to him as music was for me.