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Giap's Last Day At The Ironing Board Factory

Giap's Last Day At The Ironing Board Factory

# A short film about a Vietnamese American woman and her son, adapting to life in small town America.
Documentary
📜 Overview: In 1975, a seven-months pregnant Vietnamese refugee, Giap, escapes Saigon in a boat and, within weeks, finds herself working on an assembly line in Seymour, Indiana. 35 years later, her aspiring filmmaker son, Tony, decides to document her final day of work at the last ironing board factory in America.
🌏 Languages Available: Vietnamese , English
📆 Date Released: 2015-03-14
⌚ Running Time: 25 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Tony Nguyen original image
Himself
Tony Nguyen
Giap Thi Nguyen original image
Herself
Giap Thi Nguyen

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