vision & Mission
Star Nhà Ease champions Vietnamese cinema through screenings, live events & creative exchange. We celebrate the stories, talent & legacy of Vietnam’s film culture, past, present & future.
what we do
Screenings of rarely seen Vietnamese films
Live events with music, poetry, talks & immersive experiences
what we do
Creative exchange between UK & Vietnamese artists
Support & visibility for emerging curators and filmmakers
We’re here to reframe how Vietnamese cinema is seen, shared & remembered.
our story
Star Nhà Ease began as a seed in 2019, when curator-producer Tuyết Vân Huỳnh explored the absence of Vietnamese cinema in UK cultural spaces during her MA in Film Programming & Curation. What started as research has grown into the UK’s first dedicated Vietnamese film and arts festival, a space to celebrate bold, nuanced Vietnamese storytelling on screen and beyond.
The inaugural season launched in 2024, in collaboration with Live Cinema UK, with curators Cường Minh Bá Phạm and Esther Johnson. Backed by the BFI and British Council, the pilot toured cinemas in London, Liverpool, and Birmingham, with Q&As, workshops, and live elements.
In season 2 (2025), the festival expands its vision: intergenerational access, curatorial labs for Vietnamese & ESEA creatives, new partnerships with TPD and the Vietnam Film Institute, Varan Hanoi, a new digital archive, live music, original poetry, and an art exhibition.
Star Nhà Ease is the only UK platform dedicated to Vietnamese-authored cinema, from Vietnam and across the diaspora.
The Origin of Our Name
Star Nhà Ease was born from a collaboration between Tuyết Vân Huỳnh, Cường Minh Bá Phạm, and designer Lợi Xuan Ly, a name shaped by conversation, memory, and a shared vision of Vietnamese identity.
Inspired by the Vietnamese herb star anise (a quiet symbol of home and culture), the name weaves together Star as a compass for those far from home, Nhà (meaning “home” in Vietnamese), and Ease, the feeling of arrival, rest, and belonging.
Together, Star Nhà Ease speaks to the journeys of the Vietnamese diaspora and imagines cinema as a place of light, connection, and return.