简介：TheIslandisashortfilmshotentirelyonPulauBidong,anislandoffthecoastofMalaysiathatbecamethelargestandlongest-operatingrefugeecampaftertheVietnamWar.Theartistandhisfamilyweresomeofthe250,000peoplewhoinhabitedthetinyislandbetween1978and1991;itwasonceoneofthemostdenselypopulatedplacesintheworld.AftertheUnitedNationsHighCommissionerforRefugeesshutteredthecampin1991,PulauBidongbecameovergrownbyjungle,filledwithcrumblingmonumentsandrelics. Thefilmtakesplaceinadystopianfutureinwhichthelastmanonearth-havingescapedforcedrepatriationtoVietnam-findsaUnitedNationsscientistswhohaswashedashoreaftertehworld’slastnuclearbattle.ByweavingtogetherfootagefromBidong’spastwithanarrativesetinitsfuture,Nguyenquestionstheindividual’srelationshiptohistory,trauma,nationhood,anddisplacement.…