THE DREAM IS A SNAIL
Cast
- The Snail Artist
- Tuan Anh LE
- The Curator
- Duc Manh NGUYEN
- The Old Lady
- Phi Dieu NGUYEN
- The Tomato Girl
- Ky Anh TRAN
THE DREAM IS A SNAIL
Thien An NGUYEN
- Short film
- Production Country / Year
- Vietnam, South Korea 2026
- Language
- vi. OF m. engl., frz. UT
- Format
- Digital file, Color, 15min
Not applicable, Discrete 5.1
- Original Title
- GIẤC MƠ LÀ ỐC SÊN
16
Ages 16 and older
Director & Crew
Thien An NGUYEN
Born on June 28th 1998 in Ho Chi Minh city (VIETNAM)
Nguyễn Thiên Ân is a Vietnamese filmmaker working at the intersection of fiction and reality. A self-taught director with a background in music videos, commercials, and documentaries. His films offer a satirical lens on society, where drama stems from social paradoxes and challenges, engaging the audience with a humorous tone
His latest short, The Dream is a Snail, supported by the ‘CJ Short Film Making Support Program in Vietnam’, world premieres in competition at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, marking his emergence on the international stage.
Filmography
| 2026 | The dream is a snail | fiction | |
| 2025 | Phong thu bi mat | non-fiction | |
| 2022 | Rô bô | fiction |
- Producer
- Thao Quiengg
- Bao NGUYEN
- Anderson LE
- Writer
- Thien An NGUYEN
- Thao Ly Nguyen Ngoc
- Sound
- Thanh Long Vu
- Editor
- Tao Do
- Director of Photography
- Chananun Chotrungroj