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On Healing Land, Birds Perch' examines Vietnam War
Local filmmaker Naja Pham Lockwood’s short documentary "On Healing Land, Birds Perch" examines the trauma of the Vietnam War through the lens of Eddie Adams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph "Saigon Execution."
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Park City filmmaker sheds light on war’s lasting scars in new documentary
Filmmaker Naja Pham Lockwood has spent her life navigating the echoes of the Vietnam War, a conflict that forced her family to flee their homeland in 1975. Her latest project, On Healing Land, Birds Perch—formerly titled Portraits of a Photo—offers a deeply personal exploration of war’s intergenerational trauma and the paths toward healing.
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Must-See Screenings at the 2025 SFFILM Festival
In another welcome programming change, 2025 also marks the return of mid-length films, which weren’t included in last year’s festival. A highlight is Naja Pham Lockwood’s 33-minute film On Healing Land, Birds Perch, focused on what happened after Eddie Adams photographed South Vietnamese general Nguyễn Ngọc Loan killing Viet Cong captain Nguyễn Văn Lém in the Pulitzer Prize-winning image “Saigon Execution.”
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A quarter-century of film, conversation, and change
The 25th annual Martha's Vineyard Film Festival graced screens across the Island.
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Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Announces 2025 Film Slate
On the 50th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, we are proud to present the Los Angeles Premiere of the acclaimed award-winning ON HEALING LANDS, BIRDS PERCH directed by Naja Pham Lockwood explores two families on both sides of the Vietnam War that are connected through a world-famous photograph.