Documentary
Billy Bang Lucky Man (2021)
Vietnam veteran Billy Bang is back to Nam 35 years later with a violin on his shoulder instead of a M16
'Billy Bang Lucky Man' documents Billy Bang’s brave return to the battlefields of his past, fraught with memories and flashbacks, in contrast to the eboulliant youthful Vietnam of today, as he encounters a people and a culture that he had never known and had been taught to hate. His journey takes him through the rich musical traditions of Vietnam, from Saigon and the Mekong Delta, north across the 17th parallel and climaxing with his collaboration with the Hanoi symphony orchestra. 'Billy Bang Lucky Man' is about Billy’s desire to overcome and transcend the trauma of war through music and art.
