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The premiere commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Paris Agreement and recognized Ms. Cora Weiss, former chairman of the DCTV board of directors, a longtime friend of Vietnam and a well-known peace activist. She has been involved in the anti-Vietnam War movement since the 1960s and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, head of the Vietnamese delegation to the United Nations, as well as many other ambassadors, heads of delegation, the United Nations Secretariat and many American friends attended the premiere.
The film offers a relatively objective, honest perspective from American filmmakers that has helped American audiences and international friends better understand the tragic consequences of the Vietnam War. With love, mutual care, solidarity, hope and trust, the greatness of the state and our people have overcome numerous challenges and hardships to restore the nation and build a new future.
The documentary about Vietnam: “Vietnam: Picking up the Pieces” in Vietnam in 1978
The ambassador, head of delegations to the United Nations, praised the film’s message as still relevant in today’s context. He stated that it is a useful document that can help the international community better understand the consequences of wars and conflicts, thus spreading the message calling for an end to war and the pursuit of peace and development.
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang praised the film team, Ms. Cora Weiss, and several visitors and American friends on the sidelines of the film screening. The ambassador commended American friends for the many practical and effective measures taken in the past to arouse American public opinion against the American war in Vietnam, and for improving understanding and friendship between the peoples of the two nations for the sake of peace and prosperity.
Cora Weiss is an old and close friend of Vietnam, as well as one of the most renowned anti-war campaigners in the United States. She was a co-founder and coordinator of the non-governmental organization “Committee of Liaison with Families of Servicemen Detained in North Vietnam” (COLIAFAM), which was active from 1969 to 1973. She visited Vietnam several times to promote the exchange of information between American prisoners of war and their families, and to receive some released prisoners. Mrs. Cora Weiss continued to make a number of humanitarian efforts to aid Vietnam after 1975, organizing and supporting the Vietnamese delegation to the United Nations in various ways.
