Rewind & Reframe

Exhibition Address: Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd, London, E1 6LA.

Exhibition dates: 3rd July - 13th August 2025

Opening: 3rd July 2025, 7:30pm

Opening Times: Mon – Fri: 9am to late

Sat – Sun: 10am to late

Tuyết Vân Huỳnh is pleased to present Rewind & Reframe, a visual celebration of Vietnamese cinema, from the energy of the instant noodle era (1990–94) to the groundbreaking storytelling that followed. Sparked by the socio-economic shifts of the Đổi Mới reforms (1986 onwards), this period gave rise to fast-made, emotionally charged films that captured a nation in flux, raw, rebellious, and wildly inventive.

This exhibition showcases newly commissioned work by Toma Nguyễn, Donald Shek and Thành Trần where they reimagine what the poster for these films could have been, whether drawing on existing visuals or responding through memory, aesthetic, critique, or love. Some reinterpret classic posters; others create new ones where none ever existed.

Rooted in the spirit of joy, reinvention, and resistance, Rewind & Reframe is more than a nostalgic look back, it’s an invitation to see these films anew, and to honour how they moved through generations, screens, and lives.

CREDITS

This exhibition has been made possible thanks to support from Arts Council England, the British Council Connections Through Culture programme, and the BFI Audience Projects Fund, awarding funds from the National Lottery.  In collaboration with The Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents (TPD), and the Vietnam Film Institute. Thank you to Rich Mix and their management, technical and wider team for all their help to bring this exhibition to fruition.