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Stay Awake, Be Ready
Hãy tỉnh thức và sẵn sàng
On a busy street corner, three young men have a conversation over food. Suddenly, a motorcycle crash occurs nearby. As the crowd clears, a young boy performs street tricks, and a beer girl plies her trade.
Filmed over a single unbroken take, this work brings together slice-of-life vignettes. In this tableau of humanity, the focus moves from specific characters and events to the relationships between them. This prompts viewers to take a step back and reflect on their own significance in the grand scheme of things.
Bio Phạm Thiên Ân
Phạm Thiên Ân (Vietnam, 1989) is a film director, producer, and screenwriter. After studying Information Technology, he moved to Houston, Texas (USA) and continued working as a freelance filmmaker. He has won several film awards in Vietnam for works such as The Mute (2018) and Stay Awake, Be Ready (2019).
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- This film was #78 in the “Greatest” Short Films of All Time 2025