{"product_id":"on-healing-land-birds-perch","title":"On Healing Land, Birds Perch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca title=\"Community Screenings Form\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collectiveeye.org\/pages\/host-a-screening\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0133\/2562\/files\/WebsiteButton_3bb924f4-b7af-47a7-98d9-8c2765d50eb0_480x480.jpg?v=1718641924\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6px; float: start;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDirected by:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Naja Pham Lockwood\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026 (educational)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear of Production:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRunning Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34 min\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English, Vietnamese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitle Options:\u003c\/strong\u003e English Closed Captions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects: \u003c\/strong\u003eAsian American Studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bEvXUWEbN0I?si=sr0PDUvnbwxaZuiI\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cscript src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e         \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container mx-auto my-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-4 md:w-7\/12 mx-auto text-center font-body text-base\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eBehind one of the Vietnam War’s most iconic Pulitzer Prize–winning photographs lies a story resonant with today’s global crises. Woven through voices of survivors, \u003cstrong\u003eON HEALING LAND, BIRDS PERCH\u003c\/strong\u003e meditates on memory, loss, and renewal confronting the enduring scars of war and the resilience of refugees rebuilding their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eOn Healing Land, Birds Perch is a short documentary that tells the remarkable stories behind one of the most iconic photos in history, while acting as a portal into the “varied carols,” to borrow from Walt Whitman, of trauma and the American journey. This is the first documentary, from a Vietnamese born filmmaker that explores the continuing aftershocks of the Vietnam War from the perspectives of both sides of the war: North Vietnamese and South Vietnamese including Vietnamese Americans alive today. The story is told through the iconic Pulitzer winning photo of General Loan shooting a Communist Vietcong, Captain Lem in the head, two days after the 1968 Tet Offensive. With original interviews, these individuals, the daughter of the General Loan, the children of the executed, Captain Lem, and the son whose family was allegedly killed by the executed and his men, prior to his execution, share for the first time on camera the intense emotions this photo elicits even today and the impact it has had on their lives. While these individuals hold widely differing views on this photo, the film poignantly portrays that all have something in common: the lasting trauma from the War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e       \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoc Edge Film Festival, Best Documentary Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalla Walla Movie Crush, Best Documentary Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCleveland International Film Festival, Audience Choice Award  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViet Film Festival, Best Documentary Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Selection, San Francisco Int. Film Festival, Doc 10, LAAPFF among others\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThrough its inclusion of perspectives from both sides of Vietnam’s civil war, On Healing Land becomes a deeply moving study of how wartime violence is refracted through the postwar memories and experiences of survivors. By centering Vietnamese characters and testimony, Lockwood shows viewers the shortcomings of the Hollywood portrayal of Vietnam as a theater of American agony. This highly recommended film helps students explore the “hidden” aspects of Vietnam War history while learning about the complex interplay among war, violence, trauma, and memory.\" -\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEdward Miller, Dartmouth College\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film’s pedagogical value is substantial. At the high school level, it can be used in courses on U.S. history, world history, or civics to introduce students to the Vietnam War through a human-centered lens. It encourages critical thinking about how history is constructed and how images shape public perception. In college settings, the documentary is especially well-suited for courses in history, political science, international law, Asian American studies, journalism, and trauma studies. It invites rigorous discussion on topics such as the ethics of war, transitional justice, refugee experiences, and the role of visual media in shaping collective memory.\" \u003cem\u003e- Lan \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCan, Chapman University\u003cb\u003e     \u003c\/b\u003e    \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\"However, I was able to use the film to explore much more than that: After viewing the film in class together, we talked about recurring motifs and themes; point of view, and much more. Beyond literary and storytelling techniques, this film helped me to teach my students about the balance of power in history, and the importance of passing the mic around to every possible involved party, including those who don't necessarily have access to the mic in the first place.\" - \u003cem\u003eYi Shun, Author\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eBecause \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOHLBP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e touches on so many themes such as grief, healing, identity, violence, intergenerational trauma and raises questions about truth, memory, representation, I can envision \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOHLBP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e being taught on multiple levels across disciplines. Below are examples of how \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOHLBP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e can be used in lower division courses in English, U.S. History, Psychology, Communication Studies, Ethnic Studies, Vietnamese American Studies, and upper level ESL \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecourses.\" - \u003cem\u003ePhuong Emily Banh, Evergreen Valley College\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-fd01edf4-7fff-2164-2bf0-d7622515764b\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e           \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the filmmaker \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e      \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eNaja Pham Lockwood, who escaped from Vietnam in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War and now makes Utah her home, is directing a short documentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eOn Healing Land looks at the traumas of the Vietnam War through the lens of one of the most iconic Pulitzer Prize winning photographs which defined the Vietnam War called Saigon Execution. 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