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🎬 Starting off the week with a throwback to Viet Film Fest Encore! ❤️🌊 Thank you to everyone who joined us for the screening of Netflix's In Waves during VFF Encore! It was wonderful to bring this moving story to the big screen and share the experience with our community. 🎥✨ A special thank you to director Phương Mai Nguyễn and author AJ Dungo for joining us for a post-screening Q&A and sharing their insights into bringing In Waves from page to screen. 🎤👏 ✨ We were also excited to spotlight Bel Canto Books, a WOC-owned independent bookstore in Long Beach, CA, who joined us at the screening with the exclusive opportunity to purchase AJ Dungo’s graphic novel that inspired the film! 📚❤️ We’re grateful to the filmmakers, guests, community partners, and everyone who continues to support Vietnamese and Vietnamese diasporic storytelling. Until next time! ❤️ 🎨 Filmmaker Tags: @agedungs @silex_films bacasable #VietFilmFest #VFF2026 #InWaves #VFFEncore #VietnameseCinema Animation by @agedungs
IN WAVES in theaters NOV. 27 and streaming on @netflix DEC. 11 🌊 I play the voice of Yvette and got to interview @agedungs and @bacasable in front of an incredible crowd at @gallerynucleus as they talked about bringing this beautiful, inspirational TRUE STORY to life, based on AJ’s REAL LOVE when he was young 💕 I also got to meet the REAL YVETTE @yvette_skee !!!!!! She’s so lovely and I hope you all love seeing her animated form with my voice on the big screen, haha!! PLEASE SEE THIS!!! #inwaves #film #animatedfilm #animatedfilms by @agedungs
On October 28, join us for a panel and signing with the director of in Waves and creator of the original graphic novel! Phuong-Mai Nguyen (@bacasable) and AJ Dungo (@agedungs) will answer questions and share behind the scenes about the film. Copies of AJ’s book will also be available for purchase, so be sure to stop by, grab your copy, and get it signed in person! ✍️⁠ ⁠ 📍Gallery Nucleus⁠ Alhambra, CA⁠ ✒️Panel & Signing: Oct 28, 6-8PM⁠ 🎟️Free Admission, No RSVP required⁠ ⁠ #InWaves #InWavesGraphicNovel #AJDungo #PhuongMaiNguyen #GraphicNovel #GraphicNovelArt #Animation #AnimatedFilm #BehindTheScenes #DirectorTalk #ArtistSigning #BookSigning #GalleryNucleus #AlhambraCA #FreeEvent #ArtEvents #AnimationCommunity #FilmLovers by @agedungs
🌊 A spotlight on the visual storytelling in AJ Dungo’s In Waves. AJ's beautiful undulating linework flows through the graphic novel as ocean waves, clothing, clouds, and hospital bedsheets.⁠ ⁠ 📖 In Waves by AJ Dungo explores the beauty and complexity of his relationship with his partner as they face her prolonged battle with cancer. With a passion for surfing at the forefront of this narrative, Dungo intertwines his own story with those of the great heroes of surf in a rare work of non-fiction that is as moving as it is fascinating. Available now.⁠ ⁠ #FlyingEyeBooks #InWaves #AJDungo⁠ by @agedungs
Some stories stay with you long after the credits roll, and In Waves is one of them. With breathtaking animation and a deeply personal story, Phuong Mai Nguyen’s adaptation of AJ Dungo’s graphic novel is a beautiful reminder that even through grief, love continues to shape us. ⭐ 10/10 🎬 In select theaters November 27, or stream it only on Netflix December 11. Read the full review by @accordingtoseth at the link in our bio. #InWaves #Netflix #Animation by @agedungs
🎬 Did you miss us at Viet Film Fest? We’re back! 👀✨ 🌊 “In Waves” is set to screen at Viet Film Fest 2026! 🎥🍿 Tickets are officially live, so secure your seats today 🎟️ and join us for another chance to experience these stories on the big screen! ❤️ 🎤 Stay after the screening for a special Q&A with director Phương Mai Nguyễn and author AJ Dungo! Hear directly from the creative minds behind In Waves as they share insights into bringing this moving story from the page to the screen. 🎫 Get your tickets here: link in bio! ✨ VFF Encore extends the in-person festival experience through October 23, giving you another opportunity to catch this year’s featured films on the big screen! 🎞️🙌 Partnered with @capeusa and @netflix Starring @stephaniehsuofficial and Will Sharpe 🎨 Filmmaker Tags: @agedungs @silex_films bacasable #VietFilmFest #VFF2026 #InWaves #VFFEncore #VietnameseCinema #Animation by @agedungs
🌊 Netflix has released a new trailer for IN WAVES! Streaming December 11 Worldwide - except France and Belgium - on @netflixfilm 🎬🍿 -------- A film by @bacasable Written by @fannyburdino @_samueldoux_ Based on the graphic novel by @agedungs published by @flyingeyebooks Featuring the voices of @stephaniehsuofficial & Will Sharpe Original score by @oklou_ @robtour Produced by @silex_films Co-produced by @anoncontent @paniqueprod France 3 Cinéma @gaoshanpicturesanimation @charadesfilms by @agedungs
The director of IN WAVES wasn’t a surfer. She’d never lived in California. She bought the book by accident. 🌊📖 Phuong Mai Nguyen discovered AJ Dungo’s graphic memoir at Angoulême, France’s famed comics festival, after it won a prize — and bought it as a curious reader. Halfway through, she realized it was his true story: “There’s something very intimate about his book, but at the same time very universal.” She didn’t think she was capable of adapting it. She did anyway. From the IN WAVES conversation at Netflix’s Tudum Theater — full story on Dorkaholics.com. IN WAVES — in select theaters Nov 27, on Netflix Dec 11. There’s a dork in all of us. #InWaves #PhuongMaiNguyen #AJDungo #Netflix #Animation by @agedungs
She baptized him into surfing at Huntington Beach. Years later, he bathed her as he ushered her out of this life. 🌊 AJ Dungo revealed at the IN WAVES conversation that the film’s Seattle and Portland road trip was built from his actual home videos — reference footage he handed to director Phuong Mai Nguyen. His verdict on what she did with them: “She did such a good job making my memories even more vivid.” From the Netflix Tudum Theater screening, Oct 19. Full story on Dorkaholics.com. IN WAVES — in select theaters Nov 27, on Netflix Dec 11. There’s a dork in all of us. #InWaves #AJDungo #PhuongMaiNguyen #Netflix #Animation by @agedungs
“Pathetic and creepy” — his words, not ours. 😅🌊 Watching your own love story on a theater screen is surreal enough. AJ Dungo told the Tudum Theater crowd that some IN WAVES moments bring Kristen back to life in a very real way — and others were “extremely embarrassing to relive, and humiliating.” From our seat at the IN WAVES screening + conversation with Dungo and director Phuong Mai Nguyen. Full story on Dorkaholics.com. IN WAVES — in select theaters Nov 27, on Netflix Dec 11. There’s a dork in all of us. #InWaves #AJDungo #PhuongMaiNguyen #Netflix #Animation by @agedungs
🎬 Did you miss us at Viet Film Fest? We’re back! 👀✨ 🌊 “In Waves” is set to screen at Viet Film Fest 2026! 🎥🍿 Tickets are officially live, so secure your seats today 🎟️ and join us for another chance to experience these stories on the big screen! ❤️ 🎤 Stay after the screening for a special Q&A with director Phương Mai Nguyễn and author AJ Dungo! Hear directly from the creative minds behind In Waves as they share insights into bringing this moving story from the page to the screen. 🎫 Get your tickets here: link in bio! ✨ VFF Encore extends the in-person festival experience through October 23, giving you another opportunity to catch this year’s featured films on the big screen! 🎞️🙌 🎨 Filmmaker Tags: @agedungs @silex_films bacasable #VietFilmFest #VFF2026 #InWaves #VFFEncore #VietnameseCinema #Animation by @agedungs
“How was the screening?” I never know what to answer. It’s always hard to judge how people would perceive your own film. And for sure I am the worst person to comment on it. Last image is a collab with @agedungs #inwaves #filmdirector #screening #prometheus by @agedungs

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