THE ARK
“Cabramatta” is an autobiographical interactive and print comic about growing up in a community of Vietnam War refugees resettled in Australia’s heroin capital.
The Ark, 2018
The Ark Trailer, 2018
‘The Ark’ is the animated adaptation of the prologue to ‘The Committed’, the highly anticipated sequel to Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer-prize winning book, 'The Sympathizer,' continuing a complex and deeply intimate tale of war, displacement, and survival.
CREDITS
Writing and Narration - Viet Thanh Nguyen
Composer - Kevin Shea Adams
Additional Animation - Irene Feleo
Artist Assistants - MJ Steele, Mark Wang, Sasha Kimiatek
Producer - Lawrence-Minh Bùi Davis for Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
The 13 minute animation debuted at the National Portrait Gallery / American Art Museum, & screened at the Phillips Collection & Dupont Underground for The Smithsonian's inaugural Asian American Literary Festival for Asian Pacific American History month.
Behind the Scenes Process Video
““Huynh’s adaptation is awash in dark and murky watercolored textures. They take the shape of storm clouds, blooming flowers, and menacing cruise ship shadows that unfurl over the faces of the displaced figures at the center of Nguyen’s potent story. The score, composed by Kevin Shea Adams, is a sometimes-bombastic mesh of crunchy percussive thrusts, synths, sound collages, and warm guitar lines.””
The Ark, 2018
National Portrait Gallery / American Art Museum, 7/27/17-7/29/17
Matt Huynh, Fairfield City Museum & Gallery, February 24 2018 - July 21 2018
