A STEP FORWARD IN

CREATIVE EDUCATION

A short

documentary

Feat

mai vu

Artist
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IDEA:

Creativity nurtures the seeds of change.

About Artist

I'm a filmmaker and stop-motion is the means for me to express my ideas. I realize that stories have always have the power to connect, the short film Spring Roll Dream I created is to find a connection with my family and also with myself.

The
Interview/
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10.2020

The artwork is inspired by the familiar brick game – but reimagined. The game opens with a foundation made of monochrome bricks, representing a time when creativity was still not focused. And then came the individual creators in all shapes and sizes, colours that deviate from stereotypes, becoming catalysts for changes within the foundation. The foundation becomes more established and inspirational, supporting the next generation to flourish creatively.

Art in particular and creativity in general is a way to express one's thoughts and feelings, just like language. Compared to my generation, there are now far more schools that nurture children's creativity. And in my opinion, this step forward also comes from many creative individuals whose desire has been to contribute back to the community. I have a lot of friends with influence in the field of creativity and business who go to study abroad. They then return to Vietnam and start teaching children to be creative in their own way. And because children themselves are changing every day, they have more access to information. This leads to different demands in terms of communicating themselves to the world, requiring the education system to change as a matter
of course.

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Children themselves are changing, so should the education system.

Once a student of Interior Architecture, I dropped out of school to pursue animation. However, I still aspire to access a more open and people-oriented creative education. Studying at the National Film and Television School has opened-up new avenues for me on my creative journey.