Tongues of Fire

Across 16mm vignettes, Rejoice lives out her everyday life, roaming the streets, crashing parties and attracting trouble, all the while vividly dreaming of fighting everyone and anyone – including those close to her.

A Buddhist temple prepares for the Vu Lan festival. Wearing a white rose on his chest, a young monk cooks a meal of offering as dreams of a rainy day wash over him.

In the gentle breezes of spring, death emerges. A sun-wrapped suburban home listens to a conversation between Ringo, a film student, and Daisy, a dying cat who understands Vietnamese.