Film
The Taste of Pho
Virtual
Tickets go on sale April 30
Dir. Dir. Mariko Bobrik | 2019, 84min
With Thang Long Do, Lena Nguyen, Aleksandra Domańska
New York Premiere! Warsaw-based, Japanese-born filmmaker Mariko Bobrink shines a light on Poland’s Vietnamese population in this poignant drama about love, misunderstanding, and food. Long, a Vietnamese cook and long-time Warsaw resident, has built up a loyal following for his expertly-made pho, until the restaurant is sold to a new owner who wants to revamp the menu. The change exacerbates Long’s struggles to fit into European culture and the generational divide with his ten-year-old daughter, who has embraced Poland as her own.
Presented in partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute New York and co-programmed by Tomek Smolarski
Leadership support for off-site programs provided by:
Leadership support for BAM Access Programs provided by the Jerome L. Greene Foundation
Leadership support for BAM Film provided by the Ford Foundation
Leadership support for BAM Film provided by The Thompson Family Foundation
This deeply personal, hand-drawn animated film—winner of the Grand Prize for Feature Animation at the Ottawa International Animation Festival—conjures a flood of emotions through surreal and striking images.
With touches of magical realism and subtle humor, Poland’s Oscar submission about a mysterious stranger who disrupts a wealthy community is a genre-defying meditation on class, immigration, and global warming.
A young woman goes overseas to reclaim her estranged father’s body in this darkly funny coming-of-age drama that explores the complexity of family bonds and economic emigration across Europe.