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Aug 7, 2019 · In a conversation with VSCO, filmmaker Maegan Houang explains that “ In Full Bloom tells the story of Cecile, an elderly Vietnamese hoarder, whose life is upended when worms open a black hole in her house and threaten to take all her stuff.
- Amy Lam
Jun 27, 2019 · DN alum director Maegan Houang’s In Full Bloom tells a story of memory; an old woman living in her apartment becomes confronted by relics from her past, causing a void to manifest itself in the middle of her floor. The imagery that populates In Full Bloom is surreal and twisted but nevertheless thought provoking.
As an “agoraphobic hoarder [who] doesn’t leave her house,” Chinh’s unnamed protagonist finds solace in gardening indoors next to her vintage radio and the photos of her loved ones. Though she lives a seemingly lonely life, Chinh’s character is at peace.
Jul 2, 2019 · on Jul 2, 2019. Can a person ever truly overcome losing someone they love? A lovely short film to watch this week. In Full Bloom is a 10-minute short made by up-and-coming filmmaker Maegan...
Jun 26, 2019 · That’s what L.A.-based writer/director Meagan Houang has successfully accomplished with In Full Bloom, marrying a deliberate and specific exploration of a character crippled by loss, to a fantastical hi-concept, allowing her to make explicit the central metaphor of her story.
In Full Bloom: Directed by Maegan Houang. With Kieu Chinh. In Full Bloom tells the story of Cecile, an older Vietnamese hoarder, whose life is upended when worms open a black hole in her house and threaten to take all her stuff.
Really gorgeous depiction of isolation and personal history. Houang represents the complexities and traumas of immigrant identity in a visually appealing and thought provoking way.
