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Where to watch

BIPOC Stories, History, International, Utah Filmmaker, Women + Director

On Healing Lands, Birds Perch

A Fiscally Sponsored Project

Director:

Naja Pham Lockwood

2025
34 minutes

On Healing Lands, Birds Perch is a short documentary that tells the remarkable story behind Pulitzer winning photo “Saigon Execution”, one of the most famous photos in history, while acting as a portal into the “varied carols” of trauma and the VIetnamese American journey.

Official Selections

  • 2025 Doc10 Film Festival
  • 2025 docedge Film Festival
  • 2025 Cleveland International Film Festival
  • 2025 Walla Walla Movie Crush
  • 2025 LA Shorts International Film Festival
  • 2025 San Francisco International Film Festival
  • 2025 Hawaii International Film Festival
  • 2025 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival