Inbetween worlds
Mezi světy
Synopsis
Inbetween Worlds tells the story of a young Vietnamese woman, Mai, living in Prague. Just when Mai, and her friends
attend a Czech wedding, her parents call her with a request. They would like her to marry a son of their close friend in
Vietnam. If Mai agrees to marry Duc, he would be given permanent residency in the Czech Republic and she would
receive 30.000 EUR for the marriage. The film is about dilemmas that come with fake marriage: is it morale? How
much pretending does it take? Can Mai have a boyfriend aside? And also about our free will to choose – shall Mai help
the boy – favor the others before herself?
About the Filmmaker
Diana Cam Van Nguyen is a Czech-Vietnamese director based in Prague, Czech
Republic, graduates from FAMU. Her short films have been selected at festivals like
Locarno, Toronto, Rotterdam or IDFA. Apart (2018) was a finalist in BAFTA Student
Film Award 2019. Her latest short Love, Dad (2021) is nominated for Best Short Film in
European Film Awards 2022, won BFI Short Film Award, Clermont-Ferrand Connexion
Award and it has been awarded at the Academy Qualifying festivals. In her works she
focuses on personal topics through the means of animated documentary, currently
developing a live-action / animation feature.
About the Creative Producer
Born in Jerusalem, Israel, in 1990, Ella Kohn served as a Military Photographer and her experience inspired her in creating her short film “Who Sank Your Ships?”. She is currently developing her first feature film, which is also based on her time in the military. She holds an MA in film studies from The Steve Tisch School of Film, Tel Aviv University, and works as a director, editor, and animator. Presently, she takes part in the Torino Short Film Market as a tutor, and is a member of the selection committee for The European feature film development program LIM (Less Is More).
Project Sheet
Workshop
Type
Feature Film
Stage Of Development
Script Development
Director
Diana Cam Van Nguyen
Scriptwriter
Diana Cam Van Nguyen
Producer
Karolína Davidová
Production Company
13ka, nutprodukcia
Creative Producer
Ella Kohn
Countries
Czech Republic, Slovakia
Estimated Running Time
85 minutes
Estimated Budget
€ 1.800.000-
Budget In Place
€ 10.000/60.000- (pending)